Monday November 9, 2009
Five killed in shootout with cops after car chase
KLANG: Police shot dead five men, believed to be members of the notorious PCO Boy Gang, after a high-speed car chase in Taman Klang Utama.
The five, who were high on the wanted list and dangerous, were said to be behind at least 10 armed robberies and assault cases in the state over the past year.
Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Hasnan Hassan said a team from the Klang district serious crime division spotted the men in a Perodua Kelisa along Lorong Sungai Keramat, around midnight yesterday.
The suspects were believed to be preparing a robbery when the police approached them.
The five tried to force the police car off the road while firing shots at the officers.
Fatal end: The scene where the Kelisa driven by the gunmen crashed into a monsoon drain. All five died in the ensuing shootout with the police. The policemen returned fire and gave chase.
The drama ended when the suspects’ car went out of control and crashed into a monsoon drain, said SAC Hasnan.
All five died in the ensuing shootout.
Police recovered a .45mm Re-mington pistol as well as six parang and samurai swords from the car.
The suspects, aged between 19 and 30, were from various parts of the Klang Valley.
Among those killed was a 29-year-old from Klang, said to be the group’s mastermind.
He was detained several times under the Prevention of Crime Ordinance (PCO) of the Emergency Ordinance, thus earning the gang its nickname.
“Initial investigations revealed that the Kelisa was reported stolen in Kajang on Nov 2,” said SAC Hasnan.
Police believed there were other members of the gang still at large and have launched a manhunt.
The robbers move in groups of four or five and often targetted residential areas.
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