Wife killed in shotgun attack in Kanchanaburi

Khaosod•Society•18m ago

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A 53-year-old woman was shot dead by a hidden gunman while riding a motorcycle with her husband in Kanchanaburi province.

•Rangshima, 53, died after being shot 6 times with a shotgun on November 12, 2026.
•The incident occurred on a curve approximately 400 meters from the couple's residence in Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi.
•The husband, Phonkasem, survived the attack and believes the gunman intended to kill him over a land dispute.
•Kanchanaburi provincial police are currently reviewing CCTV footage to identify the perpetrator.

•On November 12, 2026, at 21:30, the Khun Rattanawut Foundation received a report of a person seriously injured by a shotgun.
•Rangshima and Phonkasem were riding a sidecar motorcycle back home after selling goods in front of a wire factory in Phang Tru Subdistrict.
•Rangshima was shot 6 times—3 under the breast and 3 in the abdomen—and died before reaching the hospital.
•Phonkasem believes the attacker targeted Phonkasem due to land division conflicts with close acquaintances, but the shots missed and hit Rangshima.
•Pol. Maj. Gen. Phasawi Rueangphu and Pol. Col. Jomphon Rujiradamrongchai inspected the scene and found one shotgun wad on the road.
•Kanchanaburi provincial police and Samrong police are examining nearby CCTV cameras to track the assailant.

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Rangshima(รังษิมา)

A 53-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a gunman.

Phonkasem(พรเกษม)

The 56-year-old husband of Rangshima who survived the shooting and believes he was the intended target.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Phasawi Rueangphu(พล.ต.ต.พศวีร์ เรืองภู่)

The Commander of Kanchanaburi Provincial Police who inspected the crime scene.

Pol. Col. Jomphon Rujiradamrongchai(พ.ต.อ.จอมพล รุจิรดำรงค์ชัย)

The Deputy Commander of Kanchanaburi Provincial Police who inspected the crime scene.

Khun Rattanawut Foundation(มูลนิธิขุนรัตนาวุธ)

The foundation that received the initial report and provided ambulance assistance.

Samrong Police Station(สถานีตำรวจภูธรสำรอง)

The local police station responding to the shooting incident.

Somdet Phra Sangkharat 19th Hospital(โรงพยาบาลสมเด็จพระสังฆราชองค์ที่ 19)

The hospital whose medical staff inspected the deceased person.

Kanchanaburi Provincial Police(ตำรวจภูธรจังหวัดกาญจนบุรี)

The provincial police force leading the investigation into the shooting.

Samrong Subdistrict, Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province(ตำบลสำรอง อำเภอท่าม่วง จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี)

The location where the ambulance met the relatives and where the police inspected the scene.

Phang Tru Subdistrict, Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province(ตำบลพังตรุ อำเภอท่าม่วง จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี)

The area where the couple had been selling goods before the incident.