One Dead, One Injured, One Escaped During Pre-Dawn Shootout Drama In Brickfields

The pre-dawn quiet in Seputeh was shattered today by the sound of 20 gunshots fired in a shootout between police and a gang of robbers that left a robber dead and an accomplice injured.

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The robbers, two armed with handguns, had arrived in a BMW 523i before breaking into the double-storey terrace house at Persiaran Syed Putra 4 about 5am.

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During the incident at about 4.30am Sunday, three men broke-into a house at Persiaran Syed Putra 18 and tied up three victims, the owner, his wife and their daughter.

The key to the police success was the response of the victim’s son, in his twenties, who hid in his room during the incident and called the police. They were unaware that the manager’s son who was sleeping in a room had been awakened by the commotion.

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City police deputy CID chief Asst Comm Khairi Ahrasa said the three suspects did not realise the son of the owner in his 20s, was also in the house.

“The son managed to call our operations room to inform us that they were being robbed and the suspects were still in the house,” he told reporters at the scene.

A team of five policemen from the Brickfields CID arrived within minutes on motorcycles and in patrol cars.

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“At about 4.50am, our team arrived at the scene and one of them managed to sneak in to monitor and observe what was going on the house,” he said adding that the officer saw a suspect bringing out a victim at gunpoint forcing the victim to open auto-gate of the house.

Kuala Lumpur deputy CID chief ACP Khairi Ahrasa said on seeing the police, a robber pointed a pistol at the head of the 60-year-old victim, a manager at a well-known food and confectionery business.

He then dragged him out of the house to the gate where he was ordered to open it.

The robber’s accomplices followed him as they moved towards their parked car

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“After victim had opened the auto-gate, the suspect brought the victim into the house and let him go. After the gate was opened, our officer who managed to sneak in saw the suspects running out of the house and started shooting at our officers.

Khairi said the gunman then released the manager and fired several shots at the police party in an attempt to get into the car.

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“The officers had identified themselves as police but instead of surrendering, one of the suspects continued to fire causing our officers to return fire,” he said.

ACP Khairi said the four officers who shot at the suspects managed to hit two suspects who both collapsed on each side of a black BMW driven by the suspects that was parked about eight metres away from the house.

He said the policemen took cover and returned fire resulting in the 33-year-old robber, identified as Lim Yee Xiang of Ulu Tiram, Johor, being killed on the spot.
The accomplice, who was shot in the chest, collapsed.

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The injured suspect, who was shot in the chest, has been warded at the University Malaya Medical Centre. His identity is yet to be ascertained as he is believed to be carrying a stolen MyKad.

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City CID deputy chief Asst Comm Khairi Ahrasa said Monday that the MyKad found inside the man's wallet was a genuine one, and police believe it was stolen by the suspect.

"We have obtained the man's fingerprints and are still trying to establish his identity through that," he said.

“One of the suspects believed to be aged 20 was declared dead with a shot to head while another suspect in his 30s is in critical condition. We are still looking for one more suspect who managed to flee,” he added.

It is learnt that the third accomplice, who is also believed to be armed with a pistol, managed to escape on foot with part of the stolen loot comprising cash and jewellery.

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He said police had launched a manhunt for the suspect.

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ACP Khairi added that checks by police showed that the injured suspect had seven previous criminal records involving drugs and theft while the suspect who managed to escape was believed to have carried cash robbed from the victims.

Khairi said police recovered a 9mm-calibre pistol with three live bullets and four spent shells next to the robber’s body body besides several stolen items at the scene.

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"We can confirm that the black BMW car that he and his other two accomplice were travelling in was also reported stolen in Kelana Jaya on Dec 1.

"We believe they obtained the car through the same means they were attempting before we intercepted them, which is breaking into and robbing households.