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Mall shooting suspect shot dead in Pulau Ketam

Police also found two loaded guns on the suspect who has a criminal record for seven robberies and a drug-related offence.

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 18 Feb 2025 8:45AM

Mall shooting suspect shot dead in Pulau Ketam
The suspect was killed in a shootout with police in Pulau Ketam around 3am. - February 18, 2025

THE suspect in a shooting at a shopping mall in Setia Alam on Feb 8 has been

It is still unclear if the suspect, a local in his thirties was hiding in Pulau Ketam or planned to escape the country via the islkilled in a shootout with police in Pulau Ketam around 3am.and.

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that the suspect, who has a criminal record, was killed in the shootout.

He said police also found two loaded guns on the suspect who has a criminal record for seven robberies and a drug-related offence.

The man was wanted for a shooting incident at the mall in Setia Alam on Feb 8, where he fired several shots at a cleaner before fleeing.

After the shooting, the suspect also held a family at gunpoint, forcing them to drive him out of the area. – February 18, 2025

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