The moment a former forest officer shot the head of the Salak Phra-Erawan Fire Control Station, who was critically injured. The Director-General of the Department of National Parks donated blood to assist in life-saving surgery after the victim suffered severe blood loss.
On 6 Mar 2016 GMT+7, an assailant shot Warun Jansawang, 31, head of the Salak Phra-Erawan Fire Control Station and assistant head of Erawan National Park, causing critical injuries. The incident occurred by the Kwai Yai River, Village 6, Chong Sadao subdistrict, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi, as previously reported.
Before the incident, Warun was patrolling the area by the Kwai Yai River, Village 6, Chong Sadao subdistrict, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi, when he found Somsak Phuangkul, 57, a former forest officer and the alleged perpetrator, illegally clearing forest land. Warun intervened to stop him, leading to a verbal dispute. Warun then invited Somsak to discuss matters at Lat Ya Police Station, but Somsak refused, saying he wanted to go home. When Warun attempted to detain him, Somsak fired a gun, wounding Warun. Initial reports state Warun was shot once in the left abdomen with a .38 caliber pistol.
Warun was subsequently transported to Phaholpolpayuhasena Hospital for life-saving treatment but remains in critical condition. Doctors found the bullet lodged inside and significant blood loss. They performed surgery to suture the wound and stop bleeding but have not yet removed the bullet.
Most recently, at 08:30 on 6 Mar 2016 GMT+7, Attaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, visited Phaholpolpayuhasena Hospital to donate blood to assist Warun, his injured subordinate, in the surgery to remove the bullet.