GOMBAK: The suspect who was shot dead at Kampung Baru Kundang, Rawang, had reversed his vehicles into vehicles belonging to the police and a civilian.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said a task force from Petaling Jaya district police headquarters was tracking down a suspect at 1.15am Wednesday (Sept 25) responsible for breaking into a shop in Damansara earlier.
"The police team stumbled upon the suspect in a MPV at Kampung Baru Kundang.
"The suspect was told to stop his vehicle but refused to do so. Instead, he reversed his vehicle rapidly into a police car and a car parked nearby, endangering police personnel," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
This forced the police to open fire in self defence, forcing the suspect's vehicle to swerve at the side of the road, he said.
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"The suspect was hit and died at the scene.
"He is in his late 30s with 26 cases on record, including 10 for break-ins," he said.
Comm Hussein said the suspect was also previously held under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca).
"We also seized several items from the suspect's vehicle, including three machetes, a cutter, an axe, and a steel rod.
"We are investigating the matter under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder," he said. ends
