The man, named only as Yan, 21, had to be taken to hospital handcuffed to a hospital trolley yesterday after being assaulted by a group at the Phuket Municipal School on Phoonpol Rd. (See story here.)
Maj Rakkhet Munmuang from Phuket City Police told The Phuket News today (Apr 1) that Yan is currently being held at Phuket City Police where he is facing charges of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, carrying firearm into a public place with out a permit and shooting in public place.
Maj Rakkhet explained that a local market vendor, Mr Somjai Usaha, 64, came forward after the incident and told them that two Myanmar men approached him at his market stall at the fresh market on Ranong Rd yesterday offering to sell him a sack of shellfish.
Mr Somjai said, “They offered to sell me one sack of shellfish but I refused and they got upset. The two started to argue with me, then one of them tried to shoot me but missed.
“I called for for help and the two ran away into the school grounds,” he said.
“I was told later that some people from the market followed them into the school and attacked them,” he added.
Maj Rakkhet added, “Yan later admitted that he and his friend, who we are still looking for, wanted to sell shellfish to the vendor because they need money and they got angry when the man refused to buy.”