Retired policeman slain in Pattani

A retired police officer was shot and killed by a lone gunman while shopping with his daughter on Monday morning in Muang district of Pattani.

Pol Col Narucha Suwannalapha, the Pattani police chief, said the attack took place about 10.30am while Pol Snr Sgt-Major Aswin Nakaramontri, 65, formerly of Muang district police station, was shopping with his daughter at a second-hand clothing market.

The gunman, as shown in a closed circuit television footage, followed the retired officer and shot him in the head with a handgun.

Bangkok Post