According to the BBC website, the police have arrested the shooting suspect. The suspect is a teenager who is only 14 years old. According to the police, the teenager who acted with a pistol surrendered.

The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Security camera footage shows the perpetrator kneeling with hands above the head as three officers approach him. One officer then brings him down to the floor."

In the other picture, the armed man is wearing camouflage pants, a brown hat, a black jacket, and military-style shoes. In one of the photos, he appears to be holding a pistol.

This shooting occurred at 5 pm local time. When the shooting happened, the shopping center was very crowded.

In the circulating recording on social media, mall visitors can be seen running out in a panic when the shooting incident occurred. In one recording, four gunshots can be heard.

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags is: "The shop owner on the second floor of the mall, who was inside at the time of the incident, claimed to have heard gunshots several times. One eyewitness said they hid inside the shop and the bathroom."

"After the visitors were evacuated, the mall was closed. Not only Siam Paragon mall, but also the nearby metro station was closed."

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said that the situation in the popular shopping center among local residents and foreign tourists has been under control.

According to the BBC, mass shootings in Thailand rarely occur, although the level of firearm ownership in the region is relatively high.

In October last year, a former police officer killed at least 37 people, mostly children, in a gun and knife attack at a childcare center in Nong Bua Lamphu province in northeastern Thailand.

In 2020, a soldier killed 29 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima.