A clash between two groups of teenagers broke out in front of a food center on Chalatat Road, Songkhla Province. Sergeant Suhlai Man Bin Ahwa, a soldier, tried to intervene but was shot dead. The shooter has since surrendered, and police have detained him, preparing to send him for court custody.
At 00:07 on the early morning of 25 Oct 2026, a fight and shooting incident occurred in front of a food center on Chalatat Road, Songkhla Municipality, Songkhla Province. After the incident, Pol. Col. Keerati Triwai, Superintendent of Songkhla City Police Station, Pol. Lt. Col. Isra Nopparat, investigation officer, and the police investigation team went to the scene. One person was injured: Sergeant Suhlai Man Bin Ahwa, 26, a soldier assigned to Company Support Battalion, Military Circle 42. He was shot once in the abdomen with a handgun, critically wounded, taken to Songkhla Hospital, and later died.
Investigation revealed that before the incident, groups of teenagers who had been at a nightclub were fighting in the middle of the road. Sergeant Suhlai Man, who was with friends and sitting at a pavilion opposite the food center, intervened to separate them. A scuffle broke out, identities became unclear, and a single gunshot was heard, coinciding with Sergeant Suhlai Man collapsing. The group that fired the shot fled on motorcycles, and emergency services were called to take Sergeant Suhlai Man to the hospital, where he later died.
After the incident, police collected evidence from video footage recorded by a good Samaritan, identifying the suspect as 20-year-old Pariwat Luckkhuni. Arrest warrants were issued on four charges: murder, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, carrying a firearm in public without a license and without urgent necessity, and discharging an explosive firearm without cause in a populated area.
Later, at 16:30 the same day (25 Oct), Pariwat Luckkhuni surrendered to Sing Phra Police Station with a lawyer. Pol. Col. Boonsongwit Hongsaeng, Deputy Commander of Songkhla Provincial Police, and Pol. Col. Ekkrath Suansan, acting Superintendent of Sing Phra Police Station, accepted the surrender. The suspect confessed initially and was transferred for further interrogation at Songkhla City Police Station.
On 26 Oct 2026, police took Pariwat to be fingerprinted and prepared to send him for court custody in Songkhla Province today. His expression remained neutral, and no statements have been made.
Regarding the case, police revealed they will summon all individuals involved in the brawl for questioning. Anyone found involved will face legal action.