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Security in Kuala Lumpur assured despite recent shooting incidents: Malaysia police
Both shooting cases are believed to have specific targets due to feuds. PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY
KUALA LUMPUR - Despite two open shooting cases reported within four days in Brickfields and Cheras recently, police assure that the security level in the capital is still under control and peaceful.
Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, stated that both shooting cases are believed to have specific targets due to feuds.
He mentioned that the public in the capital need not worry about safety and public order.
'As stated by the Kuala Lumpur Police Chief earlier, both incidents are believed to have occurred due to feuds.
'I want to emphasise that both incidents were not random shootings but had specific motives.
'So, the public need not worry because the security level around the capital is still under control,' he said on June 18.
However, he stated that the police, through the Kuala Lumpur Contingent along with various other elements, will continue to enhance control and intensify operations to ensure the security around the capital is guaranteed.
'Kuala Lumpur is still safe, and the police will ensure the public's safety remains guaranteed.
'There is no need to worry, and (members of) the public who have information are also asked to come forward to assist the police,' he said.
Sinar Harian previously reported two shooting incidents occurring within four days in the capital believed to be due to feuds between suspects and victims.
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief, Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa, stated that both criminal shooting cases that occurred were due to issues outside the Kuala Lumpur Contingent which were brought to the capital.
He said, based on the police's initial investigations, the shooting incident involving two men in front of a shopping complex in Jalan Loke Yew, Cheras, at midnight on June 17, is believed to have stemmed from smuggling activities in Sibu, Sarawak.
'As for the shooting incident that occurred in Brickfields on June 13, it is believed to have resulted from a conflict in criminal activities occurring in Selangor,' he said. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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