Gunman kills Thai local official at work as country reels from school shooting

Police said the suspected shooter fired at the man because of a disagreement over borrowed money

The official later died of his wounds at Nonthaburi's Phra Nang Klao Hospital.

A gunman killed a Thai official inside a ‌local government office on the capital Bangkok's outskirts on Monday, authorities said, days after a teenager's shooting spree at a school in the same province reignited debate over gun control.

Police said the suspected shooter, former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang, fired at the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization in Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok, because of a disagreement over borrowed money.