Police have detained a man who fired several dozen shots in downtown Bangkok, Khaosod reported.
Earlier it was reported that the shooting took place on Friday morning near Chulalongkorn University. According to various reports, between 40 and 50 shots were fired. Eyewitnesses reported that a man fired into the air, but in some cases pointed weapons at people passing by. The police spokesperson said that no one was injured in the incident.
The newspaper posted a photograph of the detainee on its website: it was a man wearing shorts and a T-shirt with glasses attached to his neckline. His face has been sealed off. There are several masked SWAT men in the background.
Police have already identified the shooter, who is Ekkachai Charueksilp, 44. It is reported that after the family quarrel, he left home with a gun.
The events in Bangkok unfolded against the backdrop of the tragedy that occurred in the country on 8 February, when an armed soldier fired at a shopping mall in Nakhonratchashima town in north-eastern Thailand. According to the latest figures, 26 people were killed in the shooting as well as the perpetrator himself and 57 injured.