NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand – As this Thai city mourns the 29 people killed in a weekend shooting rampage, many are questioning the apparent security lapses that allowed him to steal the weapons he used in the assault.
It’s still unclear how the gunman, identified as Sgt. Maj. Jakrapanth Thomma, snatched three assault rifles and two machine guns from the base and escaped in a stolen military vehicle.
A junior officer at the base who said he often acquired ammunition from Jakrapanth’s unit for his own unit’s target practice said the shooter would have had to overpower soldiers guarding small armsory depots to take the weapons and ammunition. The officer asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. (AP)
