Yet Another Proof That KL's DANGEROUS

copied this from the star online.

Wednesday July 12, 2006

Cornered gunman shoots himself in the head

BY KULDEEP S. JESSY

KUALA LUMPUR: An armed robber shot dead a cellular phone shop employee after grabbing a bag containing RM100,000 from him and later killed himself when policemen cornered him and a shootout ensued.

The robber, 26, took two shots to the chest and waist before shooting himself in the head. The bullet from the robber’s gun pierced through his helmet and lodged into a policeman’s left leg in the 10.30am incident at Jalan Genting Kelang, Setapak.

Witnesses said the robber, who was shot in the chest and waist, was lying on the ground and clutching the moneybag when he lifted his gun to shoot himself.

The cellular phone shop employee was identified as Chin Kim Kian, 23, from Desa Country Homes in Rawang.

DRAMATIC END: Policemen taking away Liew’s body. In a shootout with the police, Liew (inset left) was shot in the chest and waist before turning the gun on himself. Inset right: Chin was shot dead in the scuffle with Liew.

Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Rodzi Ismail later identified the dead robber as Liew Wan Fu, 26, from Jalan Kuchai Lama who was wanted by police for a murder-cum-robbery in 2005.

The injured police constable, Abdi Abdul Mahad, 24, from the Setapak police station is being treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital and is in stable condition.

The drama unfolded at about 10.30am when two employees of the phone shop were walking towards a nearby bank to deposit RM100,000.

The workers had parked their car opposite the bank and were standing on the road shoulder when two men on a motorcycle pulled up near them.

The pillion rider snatched the bag containing the RM100,000 and ran off on foot when Chin gave chase and managed to catch up with the robber.

During the scuffle that ensued, the robber whipped out a revolver and shot Chin dead.

Three policemen on their rounds witnessed the incident and immediately cordoned off the area.

One of them took aim at the armed robber who was about to hop onto his accomplice’s motorcycle. Two of the shots hit the robber.

The accomplice, who was riding a Honda EX-5, sped off on seeing his comrade fall.

the condo i am staying in now, is just right behind the row of shophouses.
and i was around that area around 10 am to take the town bus to my campus.
this happened at 10.30 am.
imagine if i left the house 30 mins later, i would have been a witness.
i will either be amused or be traumatised for life. haha!