Cops: Mall shooting suspect angry at janitor after told to move belongings

Preliminary police investigation has revealed that the suspect in a shooting incident at a shopping mall in Setia Alam last night was believed to have shot a janitor because he was angry after being told to move his items in the area.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Shuhaily Zain said the suspect, a local man in his 30s, was suspected to be under the influence of drugs at that time.

“However, the real motive has (yet to be determined),” he told reporters after accompanying Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil to the 60th anniversary of Silat Cekak Pusaka Hanafi celebrations at Wisma Radio RTM today.

Suhaily said the Selangor police, with the assistance of Bukit Aman, were conducting further investigations and tracking down the suspect involved in the incident which occured at 10.50pm yesterday, and expressed his confidence that the case could be solved soon.

Earlier, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect had fair skin and 11 prior records linked to drug and criminal offences.

The case is being investigated under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and Section 307 of the Penal Code.

- Bernama

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