At 12:00 hrs. today on 4 July 2009, Pol. Colonel Prasong Kongpanya, an investigations officer with the Nong Khai provincial police, Meung district, was notified of a a shooting incident that took place at Baan Dao Reung, Tambol Song Hong, Meung district of Nong Khan province, and thus reported the incident to the local police commissioner. Police subsequently went to the scene for investigation.

The incident took place at House no. 112 Moo 6, Baan Reung, Tambol Song Hong, Meung district of Nong Khai. Adjacent to the house were found large quantities of bloodstains; the injured had been taken to the Nong Khai hospital. It was later discovered that his name was Sarn Chaisarn, aged 12, residing in the same village. He had been shot with an 11 millimeter bullet in the center of the face, bullet lodged inside, and had earlier been reported in critical condition. Doctors attempted to resuscitate the victim but were unable to save him. In their investigation, police questioned the instigator of the incident, police senior sergeant major Pathomchai Sukwhaiya, aged 44, who was responsible for guarding a suspect as he was attached to the Nong Khai court at the time. From their investigations, police questioned Mrs. Soomla Wirasakdi, age 41, the boy's aunt.

She told police that before the incident she had been transplanting rice seedlings behind the house belonging to the police sergeant major, which was a bit away form where the shooting took place. The child had been sitting playing in front of the house, but about thirty meters away. All morning, she told investigators, there was loud shouting as the police sergeant major had been arguing with his wife, until approximately 11:00 a.m.

At that time two men in a pickup truck, arrived to collect daily payment for debts the police sergeant major had incurred. They parked in front of the home and asked about payment of debt for purchase of a bicycle that the police officer's wife had bought. The daily debt payment was 200 Baht. But the discussions turned heated, with the police senior sergeant major cursing the two with vile language. They hurriedly turned about and jumped in the truck to leave. As the truck was speeding off, the police sergeant major fired off two rounds at the men, but missed, with one stray bullet catching the young child instead. Police investigations and prosecution of the case continue, but it was learned that the sergeant major's wife had leased the bicycle without his knowledge and that the argument that morning was over the increasing debts incurred.