A man was shot dead at point-blank range in front of a restaurant at Jalan Kampung Baru, near Sg Petani in Kedah today.

Kedah Police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said that prior to the 12.30pm incident, the victim, S Murali, 36, had gone to the restaurant with his wife, a child believed to be his stepchild and a friend.

“They went there to...