An army sergeant is being questioned in connection with the fatal shootings of two petrol station workers in Nakhon Phanom last month.
On Wednesday afternoon, police detained the soldier attached to the 3rd Infantry Battalion. The soldier, whose name is being withheld, is suspected of involvement in the killings at Thai Laemthong petrol station on Dec 29 last year.
Phomchak Seesupha, 33, a Lao national, and Wichuda Srisuming, 50, a Thai female employee, were fatally shot within the petrol station compound.
A war weapon, reportedly an AK-rifle, was seized from the soldier's house. The rifle is believed to have been used in the shootings, but the soldier has denied any involvement, according to a source.
The investigation team will do forensic testing on evidence seized from the suspected soldier.
The team has not yet ruled out possible motives, including personal and business conflicts at the petrol station.
