Men shot in the thigh at traffic light junction

A man was shot in his right thigh by unknown assailants while driving in a car with his friend in Jalan Mengkuang, Bukit Mertajam, near here, tonight.

Penang CID chief SAC Mazlan Kesah said during the 8.30pm incident, the victim, aged 30, was with his friend in a car.

"Initial investigations revealed that the victim was from Jalan Mengkuang and heading to the Butterworth-Kulim expressway (BKE). When he had stopped at a traffic light, two men in a motorcycle came close to the car and one of them fired at the victim, hitting his right thigh," he told reporters Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) police headquarters, here, tonight.

He said the victim who had a number of criminal records was rushed to the Kulim Hospital for treatment while his friend was not hurt.

"Police are investigating the motive for the shooting," he said.