At least six people have been killed after a mass shooting in a market in Bangkok, Thailand.
The incident occurred at a popular fresh food market in Thailand’s capital at around 1pm local time on Monday, police said.
Local media is currently reporting that the shooting took place at the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, a popular destination for tourists.
The perpetrator, who is reportedly a 61-year-old man named only as Mr. Noi, took his own life following the attack.
In haunting footage taken at the scene, Noi was seen wearing a black T-shirt and cream shorts while wearing a camouflage-patterned backpack on his front.
The man, holding a handgun in his right hard, was seen storming towards the popular market.
Separate footage, taken from inside the market, showed terrified shoppers screaming and running away as Noi fired off several shots.
After carrying out the attack, he reportedly shot himself on a nearby bench.
Noi was seen wearing a black T-shirt and cream shorts while wearing a camouflage-patterned backpack on his front
Separate footage, taken from inside the market, showed terrified shoppers screaming and running away as Noi fired off several shots.
At least six people have been killed after a mass shooting in a market in Bangkok, Thailand
Onlookers are distraught by the shooting at Or Tor Kor wet market on July 28, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand
The incident took place near a collection point for aid for victims of the Thailand-Cambodia border clashes
The incident took place near a collection point for aid for victims of the Thailand-Cambodia border clashes.
‘Police are investigating the motive. So far it’s a mass shooting,’ said Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief of Bangkok’s Bang Sue district where the incident took place.
Cops are also investigating ‘for any possible link’ to the border clashes Thailand is currently engaging in with Cambodia.
The five people killed by the gunman were security guards at the market, police said.
Tourism is a key economic driver in Thailand, Southeast Asia’s second largest economy, where growth has been sluggish and such incidents can potentially dampen sentiment.
Guns are easily obtained in Thailand due to lax gun control enforcement, making mass shootings common.
In October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect used a modified handgun to kill two people and injure five others at a luxury mall in central Bangkok.
A year earlier, a former police officer killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand.
This is a breaking news story with more to follow.
