KUALA LUMPUR: A Tan Sri undergoing a medical check up at a clinic in Cheras shot dead a parang-wielding man who had tried to slash him during a botched robbery attempt late Thursday.
During the 10pm incident, three men barged into the clinic and demanded that everyone in the clinic hand over their valuables and cash.
When one of the robbers pointed a parang at the Tan Sri, who is in his 50s and from Pahang, he produced a gun and told the suspects to leave or he would shoot.
Instead, the robbers, ticked off at the sight of the firearm, lunged and attacked the Tan Sri, who then fired multiple shots, killing one of them.
Cheras OCPD Assistant Commissoner of Police (ACP) Mohan Singh said the men then fled the clinic located at Jalan 2/90 in Taman Pertama.
"We found one of them dead some 30m away, with gunshots in his knee, stomach and buttocks."
The body of the dead suspect, believed to be in his late 20s, was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post mortem.
"We do not know if any of the others who fled were injured," ACP Mohan said.
He said the three suspects had entered the clinic and threatened the patients and staff, while an accomplice waited outside.
"The Tan Sri sustained slight abrasions on his stomach, as one of the robbers had tried to slash him with a parang," he said.
Police recovered a knife at the scene and a Nissan car parked outside the clinic, which was stolen in another clinic robbery that occurred in Taman Mahkota Batu 9, Kajang on Wednesday.
ACP Mohan said this indicated that the robbers were also connected with the earlier case.
He said the Tan Sri's gun was retained by the police for investigations, adding that he had a licence to carry the firearm.
The case is being investigated under Section 395 and 397 of the Penal Code for gang robbery.
Meanwhile, clinic nurse Litya Gunasegaran, 24 said there were seven patients and four staff members, including a doctor, at the time of the incident.
"They burst in and everyone got a shock. One of them was carrying a parang and held it to people's necks.
"He said 'kasi wang!' (give money)," said Litya, adding that the men were dressed in shirts and shorts, and weren't wearing masks.
She said they went to each person and demanded their handphones, wallets, watches and jewellery.
"They took my necklace and went to another person, that's when I heard the shots," she said, adding that the Tan Sri was a regular patient at the clinic.
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