Former restaurant owner shot dead in Mont Kiara

KUALA LUMPUR - A former restaurant owner was shot dead in a residential area at Jalan Desa Kiara 1, near here early today.

The body of a man identified as Goh Chok Chuan, 63, was found lying in a pool of blood near his car which was parked outside the residential area.

Brickfields Police chief ACP Amihizam Abdul Syukor said an eye-witness heard three shots being fired before finding the body of the former businessman.

"Police received a call about the incident at 12.09 am. The cause of the incident is still being investigated," he said in a statement.

He appealed to anyone with information on the case to contact any police station or Brickfields police hotline at 03-22979222, or Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-21159999. - BERNAMA