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A tragic incident occurred on Saturday in north-east Thailand, when a Thai para-athlete and former soldier shot his bride and three others before killing himself on his wedding day, according to police.
The shooter was identified as Chaturong Suksuk, 29, who had won a silver medal in swimming at the Asean Para Games in Indonesia last year. He had also lost his right leg while on duty with the paramilitary light infantry force, which patrols Thailand's borders.
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The bride was Kanchana Pachunthuek, 44, who had lived with Chaturong for three years before they married. She was shot along with her 62-year-old mother and 38-year-old sister. Two guests were also hit by stray bullets, and one of them died in hospital.
Police told the BBC that Chaturong "was quite intoxicated at the time", but his motive remains unclear. He had bought the gun and ammunition legally last year, they added.
Thai media, citing what guests at the party told the police, said the couple had an argument during the party. It also reported that Chaturong had felt insecure about the age gap between him and Kanchana.
But police said this was still speculation, adding that they had collected evidence and expected to close the case "soon".
The incident has shocked the country, where gun ownership is common but mass shootings are rare. Last month, three people were killed in a shooting in a luxury mall in Bangkok. And last October, a former policeman killed 37 children in a gun and knife attack at a nursery in north-east Thailand.
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