Police arrest two local men over a Bangsar shooting, seizing a pistol with bullets and an imitation firearm linked to an organised crime grudge
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested two local men in connection with a shooting incident along Jalan Telawi in Bangsar last Wednesday.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar said the two suspects, aged 20 and 30, were picked up in a hotel raid in the federal capital within 24 hours of the incident, following swift intelligence-led operations.
He said in the early Thursday morning raid, police discovered a pistol with three bullets and a casing, together with an object suspected to be an imitation firearm.
“The shooting incident occurred at about 3 am on April 22, stemming from a fight between two groups outside an entertainment centre. One suspect is believed to have fired shots at the other group, while the other pointed a fake gun before both fled.
“Following the incident, a 41-year-old local man sustained injuries to his abdomen and is currently receiving treatment at hospital, where he is reported to be in stable condition,” he told a press conference in Bukit Aman here today.
Kumar said the incident was believed to have stemmed from an old grudge linked to past territorial disputes between groups involved in organised crime activities.
“Checks found that both suspects have previous criminal, including drug-related offences. Police have not ruled out the possibility of their involvement in organised crime group activities,” he said.
Kumar said that the arrests demonstrated the police’s commitment to tackling violent crime cases swiftly in the interest of public safety.
“We are still waiting for the forensic report to confirm which weapon was used in the incident. However, with these arrests, we believe the case has been successfully solved,” he said.
Both suspects have been remanded until April 29 to assist in investigations under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.
Meanwhile, Kumar said the investigation paper on the shooting incident that resulted in the deaths of three individuals, in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, in November last year was submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) last Friday.
“For now, we are still awaiting instructions and advice from the AGC,” he said.
The AGC said in a statement last Wednesday that it was examining the investigation papers into the incident to determine the next course of action, if necessary.
In the incident on Nov 24, three men aged between 24 and 29 were shot dead after one of them allegedly swung a machete at a police corporal at an oil palm plantation in Durian Tunggal, at about 4 am.
The incident left a policeman in his early 30s with a serious injury to his left arm.
