SHAH ALAM, Feb 20 — Police have confirmed that the criminal known as “Ah Boy”, who was shot dead in Pulau Ketam near here two days ago, acted alone.
In this regard, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the public need not worry about the possibility of retaliation by gang members or criminals following the death of the suspect, who had 15 criminal records.
“The suspect practises a lifestyle of committing robberies, burglaries and thefts for his own needs and will repeat the act when the money runs out.
“The suspect’s behavior or habit is to commit (crimes) alone, so we need not worry about reprisal,” he said at a press conference here today.
On Tuesday morning, the suspect, in his 30s, died in a shootout with police in a hotel room in Pulau Ketam, Klang, after being hunted for 10 days following a shooting at a shopping mall in Setia Alam on February 8.
Hussein said the suspect, involved in drug trafficking and use, had served two prison sentences. He was last released from prison in 2019.
He said the effects of drug use also made the suspect ready to open fire, with his modus operandi being to take syabu before committing a crime.
Regarding the weapons owned by the suspect, Hussein said further investigations are being conducted to identify how the SIG Sauer and Retay pistols were obtained.
“We are still investigating how the weapons were obtained, but believe that two pistols were purchased locally,” he said.
Hussein said the post-mortem on the suspect’s body was completed yesterday evening and confirmed his death was due to the gunshots.
— Bernama
