Thai gunman who killed 26 shot dead Nakhon Ratchasima: A Thai soldier who killed at least 26 people before being shot dead in a mall by commandos went on the rampage because of a debt dispute, the kingdomu2019s premier said on Sunday, offering the first official speculation for the motive of an u201c unprecedentedu201d shooting spree.

After a night, which seesawed between heavy exchanges of gunfire and terrifying dashes for mall exits by trapped shoppers, sharp- shooters brought an end to the 17- hour- ordeal when they killed the gunman on Sunday morning in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat.