He woulda been better off firing a few rounds at their feet.
I learned from movies that bullets never ricochet unless it helps the hero out.
Make sure the bullet in the kid’s head matches one fired from his gun. Not proper gun control there.
Thailand?
I don’t think so. Laotian, perhaps, or a “border-baby”. I met a Lao guy years ago whose son was killed in a drive-by shooting down around Dallas. Damn tragic.