PADANG BESAR – A man armed with a machete was shot dead when he ran amok and attack police in Jalan Kaki Bukit yesterday.
Padang Besar district police chief Saifudin Aslin Abbas said a police team went to the scene about 5.30pm after receiving a domestic violence report at a house there.
“The 55-year-old suspect refused to come out, forcing the police to enter the house through the windows. The suspect, who was armed with a machete, acted aggressively and injured a policeman, forcing the police to fire a warning shot.
“However, the suspect continued to act aggressively and this forced the police to fire a second shot (that hit the suspect) in self-defence, and to protect the suspect’s children, who were at the scene,” he told reporters today.
He said the suspect died at the scene and the body was taken to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star, Kedah, for a post-mortem. – Bernama, July 16, 2021
