Man involved in armed robberies killed during shootout with cops

A man involved in armed robberies and 16 criminal records was killed in a shootout with police in Machang Bubok early this morning.

Penang police chief Khaw Kok Chin said a team from the Serious Crime Division (D9) noticed a driver behaving suspiciously in a Proton X70 vehicle headed towards Sungai Lembu at about 12.35am.

“They instructed the driver to stop, but the man accelerated and fired several shots at the car.

“Police then returned fire but the driver sped away. Our team gave chase and the suspect's vehicle skidded about 200m away,” he said when contacted by Bernama.

He added that the driver got out and continued firing at the police, who then returned fire, hitting the suspect.

Khaw said the man died at the scene and preliminary investigations revealed that the 44-year-old suspect, residing in Penang, was involved in several robbery cases in the state as well as in Selangor and Melaka.

The suspect had also been arrested for drug-related offences.

Khaw informed that the suspect, whose vehicle registration number was fake, had also been held under the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and the Explosives Act (1957) and prosecuted under the Emergency Ordinance.

- Bernama

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