Fourth suspect held over Ipoh football match shooting (Updated)

04 Jul 2017 / 18:33 H.

IPOH: Police have arrested the fourth suspected gang member from Menglembu believed to be involved in an altercation between two groups of football supporters that led to gunshots being fired on Sunday.
Perak police chief Commissioner Datuk Hasnan Hassan said the suspect was arrested here yesterday.
Police are looking for six more suspects.
"The suspects are aged between 21 and 35.
"In the incident, the gunman drew a revolver and fired six times at the three victims, hitting them in the arms and abdomen," he said in a statement yesterday.
Hasnan did not say whether the gunman was arrested during the raid.
In the incident on Sunday at about 8pm, three football fans were shot by a gunman following an altercation between supporters of rival teams.
The shooting occurred after Dream Team thumped Menglembu FC 4-0 at Padang Ipoh here at about 4pm, during which one of the football team's fans had shouted profanities at the other team.
It is learnt that shortly after the football match, the father of one of the shooting victims had received a phone call from a man who asked that his son meet him outside a convenience store in Menglembu about 7.30pm.
The man's son went with two of his friends, who apparently did not know what the "meeting" was about.
In the "meeting", the gunman opened fire at the three men identified as S. Sutager, 29, S. Adwinray, 24, and P. Khechan Kumar, 21.
Police detained three suspects on Sunday aged between 21 and 28 including one of the injured men and also seized four machetes and a car.
A police source told theSun the suspects as well as the victims were believed to involved in underworld gang activities.
The source said the gunman is from "Gang 21" based in Batu Gajah, while the victims were believed to be linked to the "08 Menglembu" gang.
Police have since formed a task force to track down members of both gangs.
The case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder and Section 39 of the Firearms Act 1960.
In IPOH, family members of two of the victims told theSun they are in the dark over the incident.
A male relative from Tanjung Malim who came down to visit Sutager said: "I only know bits and pieces of the incident. I am not sure what happened," said the man who also visited Adwinray.
Sutager is recovering in the normal ward while Adwinray is still in the Intensive Care Unit of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here.
Another victim, Khechan Kumar is also warded at the same hospital.
Another male relative of Adwinray said: "I do not know anything about the incident and how it occurred."

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