Summary of the Kan Vellfire Case: Luxury Car Fires Three Shots at Sedan, Driver Dies Incident Likely Triggered by Cutting Off on Expressway

A fatal shooting occurred after a driver was cut off. Summary of the "Kan Vellfire" case: a luxury car fired three shots at a sedan, killing the driver. The incident likely began over a traffic cut-off on the expressway.

Luxury car pulls up beside sedan, driver fatally shot on expressway.

• At 04:50, police received a report of a shooting resulting in a death inside a vehicle past the Sri Rat Expressway toll booth at Pracha Chuen inbound.
• Upon inspection, the body of Mr. Anuwat Yatiniyom, 34, was found with one gunshot wound through the neck, deceased in the driver's seat with blood splattered throughout the car.
• At the scene, Ms. Sawitree, the victim's girlfriend who was in the car and witnessed the event, was found crying with her clothes stained with blood.

The girlfriend recounted the moment when the luxury car lowered its window before immediately firing.

• She revealed that the victim worked as a Bolt driver.
• Before the incident, he had driven from his accommodation in Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province, heading to a home in the Phetkasem area.
• At the Pracha Chuen toll booth, a white Toyota Vellfire van appeared on the left side and suddenly tried to swerve into the toll lane.
• She told her boyfriend to slow down and let the Vellfire van go ahead.
• After passing the toll, they saw the Vellfire van slow down.
• As her boyfriend drove onto the bridge, the Vellfire van suddenly pulled up alongside on the right, lowered its left door window, and fired 3-4 shots before fleeing toward Mo Chit.

CCTV footage shows the van cutting in front before the victim was shot dead.

• Reviewing footage near the toll booth, police identified the suspect vehicle as a white Toyota Vellfire van, license plate 2 กผ 7778 Bangkok.
• The suspect's vehicle cut sharply in front of the victim's car about 500 meters before the toll booth.
• At the toll, each vehicle entered separate lanes; after paying, the suspect's van slowed down and waited.
• When the victim's car exited the toll, it was then flanked by the suspect's vehicle.
• The Vellfire driver fired three 9mm rounds—one to the neck, two to the arm—then fled.
• The victim lost control; the girlfriend tried to steer the car before it crashed beside the road toward Phutthamonthon Sai 7 heading south.
• The suspect's vehicle was found with its license plate removed and abandoned at a hotel in Nakhon Pathom; a taxi was called to take the suspect to Pathum Thani.
• Police later brought the vehicle to Pracha Chuen Police Station for forensic examination starting the previous night.
• Inspection revealed a fake license plate used to evade capture; a replica gun was also found inside the car.
• Police found no prior connection between the suspect and the victim.
• Initial belief is the incident was a spontaneous confrontation, though other angles remain under consideration.

Friends rushed to give statements to police, denying involvement.

• Following news reports, four witnesses who had socialized with the suspect and friends in Nonthaburi came forward to police.
• They confirmed they did not personally know the suspect, had not met him for two years, and were unaware of his occupation.
• A senior acquaintance said they took Mr. Songkran to a nightclub in Bang Yai; after drinking, everyone went home.
• The incident occurred after the suspect had dropped off all friends at their homes.
• The next morning, shocked by the news, the witnesses decided to meet police at Pracha Chuen Police Station to assert their innocence.

Arrest warrant issued for "Kan Tattoo," who had prior warrants.

• One day after the incident, police obtained an arrest warrant for Mr. Songkran Phanphu, aka "Kan Tattoo" or "Kan Vellfire," a young entrepreneur nicknamed "billionaire youth."
• Charges include intentional homicide, attempted homicide, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, carrying firearms in public without a permit, and improper use of explosives in a community setting.
• "Kan Vellfire" is known in the used car business and vehicle pawn and loan services, making him widely talked about recently.
• The suspect has had an active arrest warrant for attempted murder since 2024 in Chonburi Province.
• Recent information suggests the suspect plans to flee to a neighboring country.
• However, intelligence indicates he might be misleading police, prompting tracking teams to split and also follow him in the southern region.