Disturbed Thai police officer’s shocking family drama: Father shot, mother and wife taken hostage

A tragic incident unfolded in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom, when a disturbed police corporal shot his 71 year old father while he slept, before taking his mother and wife hostage. As the situation escalated, local law enforcement officials and negotiation teams rushed to the scene to intervene.

At 4am today, police received a distress call about a 31 year old man, identified as Corporal Wanchalerm of Nakhon Chai Si Police Station, who had shot his father dead and was holding family members captive in their home. Arriving at the scene, police found a tense situation with Wanchalerm, who was visibly distressed, still inside the house, armed and with his mother and wife inside with him.

After a tense standoff that lasted over half an hour, police were able to safely evacuate the other occupants from the house. The body of the deceased, 71 year old Salee, was found in his bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head. The weapon used in the crime, a firearm of unknown calibre, was not immediately found, reported KhaoSod.

According to Wanchalerm’s girlfriend, who was in the house at the time of the incident, she heard a gunshot and then saw Wanchalerm with a gun, walking into the bedroom. Subsequently, Wanchalerm’s mother found Salee dead, shot by her son. The family, shocked and frightened, stayed inside the house until the police arrived.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Wanchalerm had been suffering from hallucinatory symptoms and had been treated for depression for over two years. His condition, coupled with the alcohol he had been drinking before the incident, is believed to have led to this tragic event.

Following the incident, Wanchalerm was taken in for questioning at Nakhon Chai Si Police Station. However, his confused and incoherent responses provided little information. The weapon used in the crime was believed to have been disposed of in the nearby forest, prompting a search by the police.

After a search that lasted more than an hour, a Glock 9mm pistol was found in a forest behind the house, believed to be the murder weapon. As the investigation continues, the shocking incident has left the local community in Nakhon Chai Si reeling in horror.