Suspect in police shooter case shot dead

KUALA LUMPUR: A suspect in the shooting of two policemen in Kuchai Lama here on Wednesday was shot dead early Sunday.

City CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said in the 3am incident, the suspect, who was driving a Proton Waja car, had refused to stop at the police roadblock near the Mid Valley mega mall.

The man sped off towards Taman Desa Water Park and the police to gave chase. Upon arriving at the park's parking lot, the suspect's car skidded.

"When the policemen approached the car, the suspect started to open fire. The policemen were forced to return fire in self-defence, killing him in the spot," Ku told a press conference here.

Ku said initial investigation found that the driver of the car was the suspect in the police shooting case near Kuchai Lama.

He said the car used by the suspect was also reported missing in Kelana Jaya last month.

Police found a semi-automatic pistol with one bullet in the chamber, a magazine of 9mm Luger live ammunition and an axe in the suspect's car.

Police are still tracking down two other individuals - Wan Fadrulzaman Wan Mohamad Fadil, 30, from Lanchang Mentakab, Pahang and Mohamad Fitri Abdul Aziz, 17 - to facilitate further investigation into the case.

In the incident on Sept 26, two police corporals were injured after being shot by four criminals at the Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expresway near Kuchai Lama.