The suspect, named by police as “Mr Supandit”, a 26-year-old resident of Ratsada, surrendered himself at Patong Police Station yesterday (Aug 8), Patong Police said through a Facebook post.
Supandit was wanted for his part in the street shooting on an unnamed street off Petchkut Rd in Patong on Aug 3, police said.
The shooting left two people in hospital with gunshot wounds. Nuttawut Hemra, 20, from Trang, was shot in his right leg, and Jirawat Santirak, 20, registered as living in Ratsada, was shot in his left hand.
In the Facebook post, Patong Police denied inaction over the case. Officers were able to track down and arrest two suspects “immediately”, they said.
The two were Chalermchon Atsorn, 37, registered as living in Srisoonthorn, and Sukanya Suwannoi, 28, from Nong Khai.
Further investigation led to the arrest of two more suspects at a residence where the suspects were hiding, Patong Police added.
Officers had already arrested the person wanted for the shooting, Nattapong Nachom, 34, who had been taken into custody on an arrest warrant issued by Phuket Provincial Court last Friday (Aug 4).
Nattapong now faces a charge of attempted murder, along with several firearm-related charges.
Patong Police yesterday said that the latest suspect taken into custody, Supandit, surrendered himself due to the pressure by police in tracking down all people involved in the shooting.
Supandit has now been charged in accordance with an arrest warrant issued last Friday (Aug 4), comprising three charges: being an accomplice in an attempt to kill others; joint possession of a firearm and ammunition without permission; openly carrying a firearm and ammunition in a public area without reasonable cause; and jointly discharging a firearm in a public area.
Police were continuing their efforts to track down all remaining suspects wanted for their role in the crime, Patong Police said.