What we know about the shooter and his victim

The alleged shooter Chalong Reawraeng served as MP for three terms, most recently under the Pheu Thai party. The 71-year-old earned the title of a "cobra" – a Thai reference to a politician who goes against party lines – in 1997 when he voted for a prime ministerial candidate of another party. He ran for office in the latest election under the ruling Bhumjaithai party but failed to win a seat Chalong's victim, Thongchai Yenprasert, is a former police officer who currently serves as the