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One arrested, two escape in shootout with police
Saturday, 24 Aug 20191:24 PM MYT
By JUSTIN ZACK
KUALA LUMPUR: A shootout between the police and three suspects ended with one arrest, with the remaining two managing to escape.
According to the police, they had tracked down two suspects linked to a previous criminal case to a condominium on Jalan Genting Klang on Friday night (Aug 23).
A third, unidentified person was with the two suspects who were getting into a car.
When the police tried to inspect their vehicle, one of the three fired a shot at them.
The three suspects then tried to use the car to escape.
"Another shot was fired towards the police at the front entrance of the condominium," said city police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim in a statement on Saturday (Aug 24).
"Shots were fired back in self-defence. One of the suspects was shot in the leg and body.
"The injured suspect was arrested and a semi-automatic gun was seized, together with 35 bullets. Checks showed that he has three counts of crimimnal activity in his record, including drug offences."
Comm Mazlan said the injured suspect was brought to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment.
"The two other suspects escaped. Efforts to trace them are ongoing.
"Kuala Lumpur police urge the public with information of the incident to contact the senior investigation officer ASP Gopal Subramaniam at 012 512 0242, or investigating officer Insp Salina Zulkopli at 011 1233 4405.
"They can also contact their nearest police station," he said
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/24/one-arrested-two-escape-in-shootout-with-police#WiZueBK7hVAbByZ2.99
A man hurt in a police shootout in Jalan Genting Klang last night, had prior criminal records and wanted for an assault case. - NSTP/Courtesy of police.
By Bernama - August 24, 2019 @ 5:22pm
KUALA LUMPUR: The man, who was injured in a shootout with police in front of a condominium in Jalan Genting Klang, Wangsa Maju here last night, has prior criminal records that included robbery and drug-related offences.
City police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said he was also wanted for an assault case under Section 324 of the Penal Code.
Elaborating on the shootout, he said policemen had stopped a Proton Iswara with three men inside at about 8.30pm near the condominium.
“As they were conducting checks on them, the front passenger suddenly fired a shot at the police before all three suspects fled towards the main road,” he said.
“The police gave chase leading to one of the suspects being shot in the ensuing shootout. He was injured in the leg and body,” he said in a statement today.
Mazlan said police seized a 9mm semi-automatic HK USP pistol and 35 rounds of ammunition from the injured suspect.
“The suspect’s two friends however managed to escape and police have launched a hunt for them. The injured suspect has been taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment,” he said.
Mazlan said the case is being investigated under 307 of the Penal Code and Section 8(1) of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act. –- Bernama
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