Students can been seen gathering under the palm tree at the far side of the road before the black car arrives. Two men get out of the car and there appears to be some dialogue before some of the students leave. Others students on bikes arrive and at that point the gunman opens fire.
At 12:22 pm Kusoldharm rescuers dispatch units after received a call about the shooting close to the Phuket Vocational College. The shooting, they were told, involved students from the Technical College in Phuket Town.
They arrived to find the body of Sakkarin Kiembuth, 17, from Rassada, a recent dropout from the college, lying in the middle of the road with a gunshot wound in the right side of his chest.
Still alive but in very bad shape was another youth, Piyapat Jatsang, 17, bleeding badly from a bullet hole in the back of his head. He was rushed to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Also shot were Rapee Sombat, 17, hit in the left leg; and Sataporn Moidee, 17, hit in the upper right chest. They were taken to the nearby OrBorJor hospital by friends.
Police later found six 9mm casings and two spent bullets nearby.
One witness described how the killing took place. He said Sakkarin was riding on a motorbike with two friends and stopped under a palm tree at the side of Klong Bang Yai, along with several students on another three motorbikes.
The black car pulled in close by and one person stepped out and began blasting away at the group. According to security girad who saw the shooting, he fired around 10 shots before the car was driven away toward the Korjan Bridge.
Patrol units were called to track down the suspects in what, at that time, was known only to be a black vehicle.
It did not take long. Within hours, after examining footage from nearby security cameras, police were able to identify the car as a black Toyota Vois with red plates, and could identify the number plate.
Four people have been arrested and the murder weapon was seized. The four have not been named because they are all under 18 years of age.
Relatives of the victims said they believed that the gunman was from a rival gang at the Technical College, composed of second-year students at the college. The victims were all first-year students.
During questioning of the four it was revealed that the two gangs had had a verbal confrontation on Tuesday (January 27) and had agreed to meet up today at Raiphoon Rd in Wichit to settle matters.
Sakkarin's gang went to Raiphoon Rd but felt unsafe meeting with the others there, and left. When they did, the four followed and caught up with them in Saphan Hin, which is when the shooting broke out.
Phuket News TV report here. Note: graphic footage not suitable for children or people sensitive to violence.
UPDATE: Piyapat died of his head wound this evening.