"The motive was personal," Police Lieutenant General Wattana Yijin told reporters, adding that Thongchai's driver was also wounded but is not in a critical state. Thongchai later died of his wounds at Nonthaburi's Phra Nang Klao Hospital, its director Dr Sakol Sookprome told Reuters. He said he will not talk, so I pulled my gun," Chalong admitted. "I did not aim to shoot, but his driver pulled a gun and pointed it at me so I fired." Thongchai was hit in the neck and lost a lot of blood, the hospital director said, adding that Thongchai's driver was also shot and wounded in his right arm but successfully underwent surgery.