Setia City Mall Shooter Shot Dead in Pulau Ketam

Source: Berita Harian

The suspect involved in the Setia City Mall shooting on February 8 was shot dead in a police operation in Pulau Ketam early this morning.

Police Raid Ends in Shootout

The suspect, a local man in his 30s, was shot during a raid conducted by officers from the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) and the Selangor Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) at around 3 AM.

Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that the wanted criminal was killed in a shootout with police inside a hotel room during the operation.

“During the raid, a shootout occurred between the police and the suspect. Officers successfully shot dead the suspect and recovered two loaded firearms in his possession,” he said in a statement.

A background check revealed that the suspect had nine prior criminal records, including one drug-related case and seven robbery cases. He was also the prime suspect in the Setia City Mall shooting incident.

Chronology of the Setia City Mall Shooting Incident

On February 8, at around 10 PM, the suspect fired four gunshots at a janitor working at Setia City Mall in Setia Alam.

He then fired several more shots, hitting a glass door and staircase mirror before hijacking a Perodua Ativa belonging to a visitor and forcing the driver to take him to Pandamaran, Klang.

After reaching the location, the suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.

Are Gun-Related Crimes on the Rise in Malaysia?

This incident comes less than a year after the country was shaken by a shooting case at KLIA in April last year. In that case, a man, Hafizul Hawari, 38, was arrested near Hospital Pakar Perdana in Kelantan after the shooting raised concerns about public safety.