Lone Gunman Walks Into Funeral Ceremony And Starts Shooting
Friends and family grieving at a wake were shocked when a gunman walked into the house and opened fire.
By Mei Mei Chu — 24 Sep 2014, 01:05 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
An unidentified gunman disrupted a funeral ceremony and started shooting at the deceased's family and friends in Tasek Gelugor on Monday, 22 September 2014
A gunman walked into a house in Kampung Selamat here Monday night where funeral prayers were being held and shot to death a man and injured another, police said.
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The gunman shot dead 34-year-old farmer Lee Wooi Shong, with two gunshots to the head
Seberang Perai Utara Police chief ACP Abdul Rahman Ibrahim said the dead man had been identified as Lee Wooi Shong, 34, who went by the nickname of 'Kastam'. He said Lee was shot in the back of the head and body in the incident which occurred at 10.45 pm, and he died at the Kepala Batas Hospital at 2.20 am Tuesday.
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Abdul Rahman said police files showed that Lee had two criminal records related to gambling.
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Another victim, 38-year-old Ng Chiau Lin, was shot in the hand but survived the attack
The other man, aged 38, was shot in both hands, he added.
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During the incident at 10.45pm, the gunman parked his car outside the house and walked in to fire at the two victims
Abdul Rahman said the gunman parked his car outside the house and walked in to fire the shots at Lee and the other man.
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Ng said they were sitting at a table outside the house when he heard a loud bang behind him, "I thought it was a firecracker until I felt my hand go numb and saw blood oozing from the wound."
The friends were sitting at a table outside the house when Ng heard a loud bang behind him at about 10.45pm on Monday.
thestar.com.my“I thought it was a firecracker until I felt my hand go numb and saw blood oozing from the wound.
“There were two more bangs and everyone ran. I rushed to the back of the house to hide and used a piece of cloth to bandage my wounded hand,” he said at the private hospital where he is being treated.
People gathered in the house pursued the gunman but failed to catch him
Abdul Rahman said some of those gathered in the house pursued the gunman but failed to catch him.
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Prior to the shooting, Ng heard the victim, Lee, quarrelling with someone
A quarrel could have been the reason why a lone gunman opened fire at several people attending a wake in Kampung Selamat, Tasek Gelugor.
thestar.com.myNg does not think he was the target of the gunman because he has no enemies but said he heard that Lee had quarrelled with someone some time before the shooting.
thestar.com.myPolice believe the suspect might have known the victims. They recovered three bullet shells from the scene.
“We believe that the attacker might have known the victims, but the police are still conducting initial investigations to find the motive of the attack and to identify the assailant,” he said.
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Police are investigating the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and are urging anyone with information to contact them
Police have also classified the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and are urging witnesses to the crime to assist police in the investigation.
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Anyone with information on the incident should call the Rakan COP hotline at 04-269 1999 or contact any police station.
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