Police have arrested 'Laso,' the shooter who fatally wounded a Myanmar man in a palm plantation shelter in Kanchanaburi. He initially confessed and led authorities to the hidden firearm. After questioning, he was taken to court for prosecution. "Laso" is the suspect's name.
Updates on the case of a Myanmar man shot through the chest and killed inside a shelter in a palm plantation, Village No. 4, Tha Khanun Subdistrict, Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi Province, revealed 16 chest wounds. Thong Pha Phum Police announced a 20,000 baht reward for information to capture 'Mr. Laso' or 'Mr. Lasu,' the suspect believed to have fled into the forest, as previously reported.
At 09:30 on 27 October 2026, Police Colonel Prinya Kraikruan, Chief of Thong Pha Phum Police Station, reported the case's progress. The incident occurred on 20 October 2026 at about 21:30, when a man was shot dead at an unnumbered shelter in a palm plantation, Village No. 4, Tha Khanun Subdistrict, Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi Province. The deceased was identified as Mr. Ah or Ah, 45 years old, Myanmar nationality.
Police Major General Sirthathet Kruwattanaset, Commander of Region 7 Police, Police Major General Prasopchai Matsayawanichkul, Deputy Commander of Region 7 Police, Police Major General Phasavee Rueangphu, Commander of Kanchanaburi Provincial Police, Police Colonel Chompol Rujiradamrongchai, Deputy Commander of Kanchanaburi Police, and Police Colonel Phithak Wongpanich, Chief of Tha Muang Police, ordered and personally joined the investigation to solve the case.
On 26 October 2026, after coordination with police stations in Kanchanaburi Province, Tha Muang Police found the suspect, Mr. Laso, also known as Lasu or So, with no surname. They informed Thong Pha Phum Police to proceed legally. Thong Pha Phum police officers took Mr. Laso in for questioning, where he confessed to the crime.
At noon, authorities escorted Mr. Laso to reenact the confession at two locations: the crime scene and the place where he hid the gun used. After questioning, investigators sent the suspect to Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court for detention and further legal proceedings.