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Thai Mass shooting that Killed 26 Lasted More than 16 Hours

Associated Press

   BANGKOK - A soldier went on a shooting rampage in northeastern
   Thailand, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens more. Police
   and military personnel hunted the gunman overnight in a shopping mall
   where he had holed up and shot him dead Sunday morning. It was
   Thailand's biggest mass shooting carried out by a single gunman.

   This chronology was compiled from official and Thai media reports.
   Times are approximate.
   Saturday
   At about 3:30 p.m., a soldier uses his handgun to fatally shoot Col.
   Anantarote Krasae, his commanding officer in the 22nd Ammunition
   Battalion, and the officer's 63-year-old mother-in-law at their home.
   The Defense Ministry soon identifies the gunman as Sgt. Maj.
   Jakraphanth Thomma. Police say the shooting is related to a dispute
   over land. A third person is also shot but survives.
   Jakrapanth then goes to his army camp, where he seizes several assault
   weapons and ammunition. He opens fire and wounds at least three
   soldiers before stealing an army vehicle to flee.
   Two policemen are shot when they try to stop Jakrapanth near a Buddhist
   temple. Two bystanders are also hurt.

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