PETALING JAYA, Nov 21 — A man wanted by police and believed to be the leader of the Berong Gang, Herrie Berong, 48, was killed by police at 8pm yesterday during a shootout with police.
Earlier, he was seen in a Proton Waja, believed to be stolen on May 17 in Desa Jaya, in front of a bank in Sri Damansara. Police followed him till Subang Bestari and ordered him to stop.
Selangor CID chief Datuk Hasnan Hassan told reporters he shot at police and died on the spot after being hit by two shots fired by police.
Herrie Berong, who had permanent resident status, is believed to have been involved in 30 robbery cases in the Klang Valley.
Police found three machetes, an automatic pistol, and six bullets with one bullet in the gun’s chamber.
At the time of the shooting, the suspect was believed to be on his way to commit another robbery.
His modus operandi was to ram into the vehicles of bank customers when they came out and then smash their window.
The Berong Gang is believed to have been operating for two years and often injured their victims. Police are looking for six more members of the gang.
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