[Central News Agency] Thai police said that at least four people were killed in a shooting incident in the southern part of the country today.

Police are still looking for the suspect, local media reported.

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. in the Khiri Rat Nikhom area of ​​(Surat Thani) province, about 600 kilometers south of the capital Bangkok.

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The local police chief told AFP that "four people were killed" in the case, but declined to give further details.

Local media reported that the incident took place near the home of a former village chief.

Gun ownership is high in Thailand, which has seen constant violence over the past 12 months, including one of the deadliest shootings in modern history.

In October last year, 34-year-old former policeman Panya Khamlarb opened fire at a day care center for children in (Nong Bua Lamphu) in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lamphu, brutally killing 38 people, 24 of whom were children, The case shocked the whole country.

Three people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting in Phetchaburi province last month that ended after a 15-hour standoff.

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