Bangna Police investigation unit has arrested 19 suspects from a youth gang who bombed and shot at a rival group in the Songchang area, resulting in 1 death and 3 injuries.
In the case involving more than 10 youths riding multiple motorcycles, they fired guns at 19-year-old Kraiwitch (surname withheld), a general technician at an apartment, killing him. They also threw grenade-type explosives, injuring three male friends aged 18-19. Two motorcycles overturned, and the victims were hit by shrapnel. Before the incident, the injured friends went to pick up Kraiwitch after work and encountered the rival group, who then chased and shot at them on Udomsuk Road near the entrance of Udomsuk Soi 18 in Bangna Nuea Subdistrict, Bangna District, Bangkok, late on the night of 29 August. Police are reviewing CCTV footage to track the suspects for legal action.
At 18:00 on 2 September 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Pallop Aermlah, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau and spokesman, along with Pol. Col. Surapong Sukyaem, Chief of Bangna Police Station, held a press conference with the Bangna investigation unit and related agencies announcing the arrest of 19 suspects aged 13-21. Among them, 15 are juveniles arrested under the Juvenile Court warrants, and 4 adults under the Phra Khanong Criminal Court warrants. Charges include conspiracy of five or more to commit offenses, attempted murder, gang-related crimes, murder, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, illegal possession of explosives, reckless use of explosives in communities, brandishing weapons in fights, and property damage.
Seized evidence includes three homemade guns (pen-type), two grenade-type explosive components, eight motorcycles used in the crime, 12 helmets, and 19 sets of clothing worn by the suspects during the incident.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Pallop said that after the incident, investigators identified the suspects. The prosecutors obtained arrest warrants for all 19 on 2 September 2026, then pressured them to surrender at Bangna Police Station. The investigation unit arrested the 19 suspects along with the seized evidence.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Pallop added that the cause began when the group of youths riding multiple motorcycles headed outbound on Udomsuk Road and passed the victims near Udomsuk Soi 49-51, where a verbal challenge occurred. The suspects then turned around, pursued the victims, and used firearms, grenade-type explosives, and knives to attack the victims, who are technical students from an institute in Phra Khanong, extending the attack to the entrance of Udomsuk Soi 18. The attack resulted in one death and multiple injuries.
Afterward, the suspects fled on motorcycles. The Metropolitan Police Bureau’s Investigation Division, Unit 5, and Bangna Police investigation unit collaborated to identify 19 suspects and seize the evidence. The suspects and evidence were handed over to Bangna Police for legal proceedings.