GEORGE TOWN: A 48-year-old businessman was gunned down in his car yesterday with several shots hitting the head and body .
State Criminal Investigation Department chief SAC Mazlan Kesah said S. Arumugam from Changkat Minden, here, died on the spot in the shooting which happened in Jalan Pantai Jerejak 4 about 4.30pm.
He said Arumugam was found dead slumped on the driver's seat and initial investigations showed that two assailants riding on a motorcycle fired seven shots at close range.
He said the victim together with an unidentified man had apparently pulled over the vehicle before the gunmen struck.
"Two men on a motorcycle wearing full-faced helmets rode next to Arumugam before the pillion rider opened fire at point blank and sped off. The victim sustained gunshot wounds on the head and body. The man seated next to him fled the scene and we are still tracing him," he said at the scene.
Mazlan said a check on the passport showed the victim, who had a previous criminal record, had returned from Thailand recently.
A police forensic team combed the scene and recovered bullet casings scattered on the ground. A baseball bat was also retrieved from the car.
The victim's body was sent for a post-mortem. Police have yet to establish the motive behind the murder.
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State Criminal Investigation Department chief SAC Mazlan Kesah said S. Arumugam from Changkat Minden, here, died on the spot in the shooting which happened in Jalan Pantai Jerejak 4 about 4.30pm.
He said Arumugam was found dead slumped on the driver's seat and initial investigations showed that two assailants riding on a motorcycle fired seven shots at close range.
He said the victim together with an unidentified man had apparently pulled over the vehicle before the gunmen struck.
"Two men on a motorcycle wearing full-faced helmets rode next to Arumugam before the pillion rider opened fire at point blank and sped off. The victim sustained gunshot wounds on the head and body. The man seated next to him fled the scene and we are still tracing him," he said at the scene.
Mazlan said a check on the passport showed the victim, who had a previous criminal record, had returned from Thailand recently.
A police forensic team combed the scene and recovered bullet casings scattered on the ground. A baseball bat was also retrieved from the car.
The victim's body was sent for a post-mortem. Police have yet to establish the motive behind the murder.
Read more: Businessman shot dead in car - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/businessman-shot-dead-in-car-1.247020#ixzz2PQGxv1h7
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