Thai ex-lawmaker shoots local official dead over loan

A former lawmaker confessed to shooting a senior official at a government office over a money dispute, police have said. The incident came just days after Thailand's deadliest shooting in nearly four years.

A former Thai MP on Monday shot dead a local government official in broad daylight over a financial dispute before being arrested and confessing to journalists at the police station

Former Thai lawmaker was arrested Monday after he allegedly fatally shot a local official, days after a school shooting rocked the country.

The alleged attack came just days after a school shooting in the same region in which, authorities said, a gunman killed at least eight people.

Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang was arrested and taken to the police station, said the Nonthaburi police chief.

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