They fired at the policemen who were pursuing their car as they attempted to evade a police inspection.
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TAPAH: Two men, suspected of being involved in an armed robbery and murder cases, were shot dead in a shootout with the police in Air Kuning here on February 23.
Tapah police chief Supt Som Sak Din Keliaw said the shootout occurred at 5.30am when Wong Chun Ming, 41, and Lee Yoke Kong, 62, who were travelling in a Proton Waja, fired a shot at a team of policemen who were pursuing their car as they attempted to evade a police inspection.
“In defence, the policemen from the Perak CID Special Investigations (D9) Division returned fire and shot both of them dead,” he told reporters at Tapah police headquarters here today.
He said the policemen were patrolling the area in a crime-prevention operation dubbed Ops Cantas and anti-gambling operation Ops Limau when they spotted the two suspects in Kampung Gajah.
“When approached for inspection, they immediately sped off towards Air Kuning. The police managed to give chase and intercepted their car, but in their attempt to escape on foot, they fired several shots at the police,” he said.
Som Sak said investigations revealed that the two men had 11 and 15 previous criminal records respectively, including related to a murder case in Petaling and an armed robbery case in Gunung Rapat on February 20.
“Police also found a pistol with six bullets, two of which were fired, and a machete in their car,” he said.
In another development, Som Sak said police arrested three secondary school students, believed to be involved in motorcycle-theft activity in Sungkai.
Following the arrest, police also found four frames, believed to be from the stolen motorcycles which they cannibalised, in a bush in Jalan Jernang, Sungkai.
The suspects have been remanded to facilitate investigation under Section 379A of the Penal Code, he added.
– BERNAMA
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TAPAH: Two men, suspected of being involved in an armed robbery and murder cases, were shot dead in a shootout with the police in Air Kuning here on February 23.
Tapah police chief Supt Som Sak Din Keliaw said the shootout occurred at 5.30am when Wong Chun Ming, 41, and Lee Yoke Kong, 62, who were travelling in a Proton Waja, fired a shot at a team of policemen who were pursuing their car as they attempted to evade a police inspection.
“In defence, the policemen from the Perak CID Special Investigations (D9) Division returned fire and shot both of them dead,” he told reporters at Tapah police headquarters here today.
He said the policemen were patrolling the area in a crime-prevention operation dubbed Ops Cantas and anti-gambling operation Ops Limau when they spotted the two suspects in Kampung Gajah.
“When approached for inspection, they immediately sped off towards Air Kuning. The police managed to give chase and intercepted their car, but in their attempt to escape on foot, they fired several shots at the police,” he said.
Som Sak said investigations revealed that the two men had 11 and 15 previous criminal records respectively, including related to a murder case in Petaling and an armed robbery case in Gunung Rapat on February 20.
“Police also found a pistol with six bullets, two of which were fired, and a machete in their car,” he said.
In another development, Som Sak said police arrested three secondary school students, believed to be involved in motorcycle-theft activity in Sungkai.
Following the arrest, police also found four frames, believed to be from the stolen motorcycles which they cannibalised, in a bush in Jalan Jernang, Sungkai.
The suspects have been remanded to facilitate investigation under Section 379A of the Penal Code, he added.
– BERNAMA
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