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Local council chairman goes on shooting spree at meeting
The chairman of a municipal council went on a shooting rampage yesterday afternoon, killing the mayor and seriously wounding a councillor before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Shortly after a meeting began, Pongsak Chanchom, chairman of tambon Si Chiang Mai municipal council, drew a .22 pistol and pressed it against the head of mayor Chula Chananto, who was sitting close to him, and fired one shot.

Pongsak then turned the gun on councillor Mongkol Kesornprom, who was critically wounded, before shooting himself and ending the rampage, police said.

The bloody shooting was recorded by a video surveillance camera.

An initial investigation revealed Pongsak had won a 12-million-baht contract to build a new stadium, police said.

Construction was way behind schedule and he was under intense pressure, having been told he had to pay a 1.3-million-baht penalty because of the delay.

Police said they were looking into other possible motives such as business conflicts.