Kathu police Lt.Col Somsak Tongkleang and investigation officers arrested Tontakla Kongsritong, 17, in Moo Baan Phuket villa in Wichit and seized one home-made .38 handgun and five bullets in the process.
Police also arrested, a second teen who assisted with the shooting, Boonphrom Choopeng, 18, Moo Baan Bangtong in Kathu. During that arrest, police seized one home-made .22 handgun with casing and one .22 shotgun shell.
Both teenagers were charged with possession of illegal firearms and ammunition, carrying gun in public without a permit, and assault with a deadly weapon.
The shooting incident occurred on September 2 at 10:54pm when twenty of Wanwai gang members stormed in with their motorbikes in front of BR rental shop on Phang Gna Rd in Phuket Town. Three of the gang members started shooting into the shop, then moved on to a house in Soi Surin and shot into it before speeding away.
Through the investigation, police learned that the the teens were targeting a man who had hit on one the gang member's girlfriends. The teens believed that the man was in one of those two locations, but were unable to find him.
Nobody was hurt during the shootings.
Police identified the assailants from security camera footage, said Lt. Col. Somsak. Both perps admitted that they were upset Bank hit on one of the gang member's girlfriends.
A third gang member turned himself over to police later on Wednesday (September 3).