BANGKOK, Thailand – A foreign man was shot by police after allegedly stabbing an officer while wielding a knife and threatening members of the public in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district on Friday, July 24. Police from Khlong Tan Police Station were called to Soi Phatthanakan 54 following reports that an unidentified foreign man was chasing people with a knife and attempting to smash shop windows. When patrol officers moved in to stop the suspect, he allegedly stabbed one police officer.
In response, officers opened fire, striking the man once in the abdomen and twice in the thigh.
Rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation provided first aid at the scene before transporting the injured suspect to hospital. The wounded police officer was taken to the Police General Hospital for treatment. Authorities have not yet released the suspect’s identity or nationality, and the investigation is ongoing.
