This Man Shot Dead Is The 27th Victim In Four Months
40-year-old Amirul Tajo Nasir had an inkling that someone had been hired to kill him, and his premonition came true. Amirul passed away after two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at him in Kota Baru yesterday, 5 August 2013.
40-year-old Amirul Tajo Nasir is the country's 27th shooting victim in four months
40-year-old Amirul Tajo Nasir is the country's 27th shooting victim in four months.
Image via todayonline.comA jobless man was killed while a woman was injured after they were shot at a restaurant in Kampung Gong Mengkelih, Pasir Puteh here.
thestar.com.myAmirul Tajo Nasir, 40, who is the country's 27th shooting victim in four months, died at Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM) in Kubang Kerian. Gunshot wounds were found on the chest, stomach and buttocks.
malaysiandigest.comThe rubber tapper was having a drink at a stall in Kota Baru when two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at him
The rubber tapper was having a drink at a stall when two men on a motorcycle fired several shots at him.
Image via themalaymailonline.comKelantan Deputy Police Chief, Datuk Mazlan Lazim said the victim was having a drink at the shop when two men on a motorcycle stopped beside him and fired several times at 5.15am.
thestar.com.myTwo assailants arrived on a motorcycle before firing a total of 10 shots up-close at unemployed Amirul Tajo Nasir, 40, in the pre-dawn attack and hitting him at least thrice, according to a report on The Star's website today.
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“The pillion rider fired several shots at Amirul Tajo, from a distance of about two metres, before the victim collapsed, while Norhadiana ran inside the shop for safety,” he added.
Nor Hadiyana Zakaria, the shop assistant, was caught in the crossfire
They stopped beside Mr Amirul Tajo and the pillion rider opened fire just as the victim was about to pay for his food. The stall owner’s daughter, who was collecting money from the victim, was injured after a bullet hit her right leg.
A housewife, Nor Hadiyana Zakaria, a shop assistant there was shot in the leg and was admitted to the orthapaedic ward at the same hospital.
Police says this could be linked to drug trafficking activities
He added that police found 10 9mm bullet shells at the scene and witnesses said the suspects wore black helmets and jackets.
thestar.com.my“Police believe that this case has something do with drug trafficking activities,” Mazlan said, adding that those with information should contact the Pasir Puteh police station at 09-7867 222.
thestar.com.myAmirul previously told his wife that a man had been hired to kill him
The victim’s wife was quoted as saying that her husband had told her that a man had hired someone to kill him.
Speaking to reporters at her home at Kampung Teosan here, she claimed that her husband did not have any enemies and did not know why someone would want to kill him.
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