UPDATE: Thai officials say a soldier who went on a shooting rampage and killed at least 21 people and injured 42 others has been shot dead inside a mall in northeastern Thailand.
A Cabinet minister in Thailand says at least 20 people have been killed and 31 injured in a mass shooting.
The gunman, described by police as a soldier angry over a land dispute, holed up in a popular shopping mall in northwestern Thailand.
Police say they have now secured the mall.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says there are no more bodies left inside the mall. But he says, “we don't know whether there are any additional injuries or deaths or not.” He did not say whether the shooter had been found.
A police officer in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima said the soldier initially shot dead another soldier and a woman, and wounded a third person.
Two local police officers, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to release information, said the man took a gun from his base and drove to the mall, where shooting continued.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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