The suspect involved in the Setia City Mall shooting was identified as a 35-year-old Klang local named Yap Chin Boon.
He was shot dead by police early this morning on Pulau Ketam after committing five additional crimes during his nine-day escape.
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Wanted for multiple serious offenses
According to Police Selangor, Yap, a wanted criminal from Bukit Tinggi, Klang, had a record of multiple offenses, including violations under:
- Section 3 of the Arms Act 1971 (possession of firearms)
- Section 307 of the Penal Code (attempted murder)
- Section 384 of the Penal Code (extortion)
Committed 5 more crimes while in hiding
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan revealed that during his nine days on the run, Yap committed five more crimes while traveling through Klang, Banting, and Melaka.
The crimes included:
- Holding an e-hailing driver at gunpoint and forcing him to drive from Klang to Melaka
- Stealing a motorcycle in Melaka
- Threatening a lorry driver to transport him to Sabak Bernam, where he committed a break-in
- Forcing another lorry driver to drive him back to Klang
Setia City Mall shooting incident
The shooting occurred on Feb 8 at Setia City Mall in Shah Alam. Yap fired eight shots inside the mall, hitting a 40-year-old male cleaner four times.
He then fled, hijacked a car by threatening the driver at gunpoint, and escaped via the Shah Alam Expressway before abandoning the vehicle and disappearing.
Police believe that during the Setia City Mall incident, Yap’s initial target was a gold shop. However, he encountered obstacles and abandoned the robbery, leading to the shooting and his escape.
Selangor police confirmed that Yap was an extremely dangerous individual with a long criminal history, including past warrants for drug offenses under the Dangerous Drugs Act in 2011 and 2022.
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