A 14-year-old has been arrested in Thailand after a deadly shooting at a luxury mall in Bangkok on Tuesday.
周二,在泰国曼谷一家豪华购物中心发生致命枪击事件后,一名14岁的少年被逮捕。
Police said the suspect had been receiving psychiatric treatment but had skipped his prescribed medicine on the day of the incident.
警方表示,该嫌疑人一直在接受精神治疗,但在事发当天没有按时服药。
"The suspect is still young. He's protected by the Child Protection Act.
“这名嫌疑人还很年轻。他受到《儿童保护法》的保护。
I don't want the media to ask much about the suspect as he's still young.
我不希望媒体过度询问关于嫌疑犯的事情,因为他年纪还小。
Now, we have brought him to the police office. He's under investigation by a children's officer."
现在,我们已经把他带到了警察局。他正在接受儿童事务官员的调查。”
Gunfire rang out in the late afternoon at the popular Siam Paragon mall, a tourist hotspot that was named the world's most photographed place by Instagram in 2013.
在当天傍晚时分,枪声在颇受大众喜爱的的暹罗百丽宫商业中心响起,这里是一个旅游热点,2013年,它被Instagram评为世界上最多人拍照的地方。
Hundreds of people could be seen fleeing the venue.
可以看到,当时有数百人从这个购物中心逃离。
Police said that staff at the mall had received training in dealing with active shooters.
警方表示,该购物中心的工作人员接受过应对持枪行凶者的培训。
The mall said it had evacuated shoppers and staff immediately, stressing safety was of the utmost importance.
购物中心方面称,事发后他们立即疏散了购物者和工作人员,并强调安全是最重要的。
Gun violence and gun ownership are not uncommon in Thailand.
枪支暴力和拥有枪支在泰国并不罕见。
A former police officer killed 35 people, including 22 children, at a nursery last year.
去年,一名前警察在一家托儿所杀害了35人,其中包括22名儿童。
In 2020, a soldier shot and killed at least 29 people in a rampage spanning four locations.
而在2020年,一名士兵在四个地点开枪射杀了至少29人。