SHAH ALAM: The suspect in last week’s shooting at a Setia Alam shopping mall was killed in a shootout with police at a hotel in Pulau Ketam, Klang, early this morning.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the man in his 30s, was tracked down in a joint operation by the Bukit Aman and Selangor Criminal Investigation Departments at around 3 am.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“A shootout occurred inside a hotel room, and the suspect was shot dead,” he said in a statement today, adding that two loaded firearms were found in his possession during the raid.
The suspect, who had nine prior criminal records, including one for a drug-related offence and seven for robbery, had been hiding at the hotel for the past two days, said Hussein.
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The suspect then fled by hijacking a vehicle and forcing the driver to help him escape.
AdvertisementSubsequently, Hussein confirmed that police had identified the suspect and launched a manhunt.
