Sakhu Police reported that the incident occurred at about 6:05pm at the Asian Shooting Range on the Thepkrasattri–Nai Yang Road (Route 4031) in Moo 3, Sakhu, Thalang.
Pol Lt Col Akkarapol Siwilai, the duty investigator, received the report and coordinated with Sakhu Police Superintendent Pol Col Salan Santisasanakul before proceeding to the scene.
Police arrived to find a large pool of blood on the floor between shooting lanes 13 and 14. Rescue workers from Sakhu Municipality had already transported the injured man to Thalang Hospital, but due to the severity of his injuries he was urgently transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police named the deceased as Kittipong Chitkul, 32, from Songkhla Province. Witnesses told officers that he arrived at the range driving a van with Phuket licence plates and rented a Glock 19 handgun with 10 rounds of ammunition and a target sheet to practise shooting.
After firing several rounds, Mr Kittipong asked how many bullets he had remaining. When informed there was one round left, he turned the gun on himself and fired into his head before collapsing, witnesses said. Range staff immediately alerted emergency services, and emergency medics provided first aid before rushing him to hospital.
CCTV at the range clearly recorded the incident, police confirmed. Forensic officers have inspected the scene, and Sakhu Police are contacting Mr Kittipong’s relatives as part of the investigation into the motive behind the self-inflicted shooting.
Police confirmed the shooting was an isolated incident. Further updates will be provided as the investigation continues, police said.
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