The police gunned down a man and detained a suspected accomplice early today, thereby short-circuiting their crime spree in

the Klang Valley.

There were no identification documents on the dead man who had earlier charged at the police with a machete, upon emerging from a Toyota Alphard which was stolen last Friday, at a school in Bandar Wawasan Puchong near here.

His accomplice escaped in the 3am incident which occurred in Taman Medan.

Earlier, another accomplice was detained by the police in connection with the vehicle theft.

Selangor CID chief Datuk Mohd Adnan Abdullah said a police team raided a house to facilitate investigations into the theft.

He said a man was picked up and upon interrogation, led the police to the seizure of numerous credit cards and documents which did not belong to him.

"Simultaneously, the police were also alerted about two men cruising in a Toyota Alphard in Jalan PJS1/27.

    

"The duo had driven from behind a restaurant when a police patrol car cornered them in Jalan PJS3/1.

"At that juncture, a man armed with a machete emerged from the vehicle and lunged at the policemen while his accomplice escaped on foot.

"Despite an order to surrender, the man tried to attack the policemen before he was shot dead," added Mohd Adnan.

He said the Toyota Alphard was confirmed to be the same vehicle which was stolen in Puchong on Friday. A parang and a knife was found in the car.

- Bernama