Phuket City Police were alerted to the shooting at 11:40pm by the 191 Emergency Call Centre, reporting that a woman had been shot by her husband at a house located on Sri Suthat Rd.
Lt Col Yutthaphon Phromdao, Investigating Chief at Phuket City Police Station, received the report and coordinated with Phuket City Police Superintendent Pol Col Chatree Chukaew, along with Deputy Superintendents Lt Col Atthawat Suwannarat and Lt Col Thanatrong Wuttiwong, to lead a team to the scene.
Rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation also joined the response.
At the house, police found the suspect, later identified as Phakhawat Phumchan, visibly intoxicated. He admitted to shooting his wife, Ms Phatphassorn Kongmongkol, 45, who was discovered hiding in a second-floor bedroom with a gunshot wound to her right arm.
Ms Phatphassorn was rushed to Vachira Phuket Hospital for treatment.
A search of the property uncovered a firearm and ammunition kept in a safe in the suspect’s bedroom. The weapon and ammunition were seized as evidence.
Phuket Provincial Forensic Police were called to examine the scene and collect evidence.
Mr Phakhawat was taken into custody and faces legal action over the shooting, police confirmed.
Police said that the investigation was continuing to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.