Russian tourist shot in Phuket’s commercial area

A Russian national was shot and wounded by a lone gunmen in the commercial district of Phuket today (Wednesday).

Phuket police said that the gunman wore a jacket, gloves and covered his face with a crash helmet and hood, adding that he waited on a motorcycle until the victim, a tourist, parked his car in front of a coffee shop at about 11am.

Then the gunman approached the car and fired several shots with a pistol into the car, injuring the victim sat in the driver’s seat, then sped away in a hurry.

Police checked CCTV at the scene and in nearby areas and retraced the gunman’s escape route to the back of the Laguna housing project, about a kilometre from the crime scene, where they found a jacket, shoes, sunglasses and a pair of gloves, believed to have been abandoned by the gunman.

Police did not find the weapon.

The injured Russian was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment.

Police say they will question the victim to determine the motive for the shooting.

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