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[SAYS EXCLUSIVE] A Timeline of All the Shootings in Malaysia Since April 2013

There has been an increase in deaths from gun violence in Malaysia recently. The shootings have reportedly been connected to a possible gangland war. CLICK on the individual links for the full story.

By Melody Oei — 12 Aug 2013, 05:21 PM — Updated over 10 years ago

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16 August 2013: 26-year-old lorry driver shot dead outside a bank in Klang

14 August 2013: 50-year-old 'nasi kukus' restauranteur shot dead after 'Subuh' prayers while on the way to the bank

10 Aug 2013: 26-year-old soldier shot dead while mending border fence that had been cut open

8 Aug 2013: 37-year-old shot 14 times in Penang

7 Aug 2013: 29-year-old shot 4 times by 2 assailants on a motorcyle near Taman Klebang Putra, Chemor

5 Aug 2013: 40-year-old unemployed man shot 10 times in Kota Baru by 2 men on a motorcycle

3 Aug 2013: 44-year-old resort developer shot dead in the abdomen in Kota Kinabalu

44-year-old Tiong Choon Kwong was talking on the phone outside a mamak stall when he was shot at close range and subsequently succumbed to his injuries. In a twist of events, Tiong is said to be involved in the underground world himself [CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY]

3 August 2013: 36-year-old ex-convinct shot dead 4 times in the chest in his house

An ex-convict was shot dead in a living room of a house in Cheras Perdana, Batu 9. The 36-year-old was just released from prison the month before [CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY]

2 Aug 2013: 34-year-old gold dealer hit once from 3 gun shots and survives assassination attempt

29 July 2013: 75-year-old AmBank founder Hussain Najadi shot dead in car park in KL

28 July 2013: 25-year-old man shot in head by 2 men at a restaurant in Ipoh

27 July 2013: MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan shot repeatedly by 2 men on a motorcycle in Jempol

19 July 2013: 45-year-old teacher shot 9 times at point-blank in Kulim

8 July 2013: 43-year-old student affairs' senior assistant of SK Beris Panchor found dead with 3 gunshot wounds

12 May 2013: 2 Men shot dead while 2 seriously injured in Batu Kawan, Penang

26 April 2013: 58-year-old Customs deputy director-general Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim shot 3 times

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