Brick factory owner gunned down in front house

A brick factory owner was today shot dead at the entrance of his house in Jalan Gemilang 1, Taman Gemilang, Lunas near here early this morning.

According to Kulim police chief Supt Ghuzlan Salleh, the victim, Low Kah Soon, 38, was alone when he was shot while walking towards his house at about 1.30am.

He said two men riding a motorcycle were believed to have stopped in front of the businessman's house and one of them fired a shot in his direction.

"Kah Soon was shot while walking into his house after parking his car in an unoccupied house next door," Ghuzlan told reporters here today.

According to Ghuzlan, the bullet hit the businessman's head.

"Police believed the victim died of brain hemorrhage and the body was sent to the Kulim Hospital for post-mortem. Police are still investigating the motive for the murder," he said.