Two lecturers of the pedagogical university Phra Nakhon, located on the northern suburb of Bangkok, were killed by shots from a pistol in an auditorium, RIA Novosti reported quoting the third national TV channel.

The murder took place in one of the auditoriums of the building of the Buddhist philosophy faculty.

According to the TV channel, the incident witnesses heard that three lecturers who were at the auditorium were arguing loudly and then a gun went off. The police officers arriving at the scene managed to establish that the third lecturer taking part in the dispute was Wan Chai Danaytamonut who has disappeared from the scene.

The statement says that he is the main suspect.

Both dead lecturers, 50-year-old Dr. Phi Chay Songkram and his age-mate Dr. Natapkhon Chumvoratkhani, have been working at the university for many years.