TRAT – Police have arrested the suspect known as “Kan Vellfire,” accused of shooting the driver of a sedan on the Si Rat Expressway, after tracking him down at a homestay on Koh Chang in Trat province.
On Dec. 24, officers from the Metropolitan Police Investigation Division detained the suspect, identified as Mr. Songkran Phanphu, 37, also known as Kan Vellfire. He is accused of carrying out the shooting on Dec. 23 and then fleeing the scene.
Investigators said that after the incident, the suspect abandoned his vehicle in Nakhon Pathom province and took a taxi, initially saying he was traveling to Bueng Kan province before changing his destination to Pattaya, Chon Buri province.
Police said the suspect later received assistance to evade arrest. Investigators then learned that he had traveled from Koh Chang in Trat province earlier on Dec. 24.
Officers crossed to Koh Chang after receiving information that the suspect was hiding there and preparing to flee by boat toward the border. At about 6 p.m., police arrested Mr. Songkran at a homestay on the island.
He is being taken to Prachachuen Police Station for questioning before further legal proceedings.
Police said a background check showed that Mr. Songkran had previously been the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Chon Buri Provincial Court on July 12, 2024, on charges including attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, carrying a firearm in public, firing a weapon and causing property damage.
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