Two more suspects in Bukit Bintang shooting incident arrested

KUALA LUMPUR: Two local suspects wanted by the police to help in investigations into a shooting incident, at a hotel in Bukit Bintang here on Tuesday, have been arrested.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said the two suspects, aged 47 and 51, were arrested in a raid at a residence in Puchong at about 8.15 pm yesterday.

He said in the raid, police seized a .38 revolver, a Barreta semi-automatic revolver, 14 bullets, a red Honda RS150 motorcycle, two helmets, two sets of shirts and pants, two pairs of sports shoes, a sling bag as well as three mobile phones of various brands.

"One (of) the pistols is believed to have been used in the (shooting) incident," he said in a press conference at Kuala Lumpur contingent police headquarters here today.

On Tuesday, a 49-year-old local man was found dead with gunshot wounds to his forehead in a hotel room in Bukit Bintang an hour after he checked in.

The body was discovered by a hotel employee who entered the man's room and the employee then called the police at about 7 pm.

He said based on police investigations, it was found that all the suspects (the first suspect was arrested at the scene on the same day of the incident) and victim had met at the hotel room to conduct drug-dealing business and that the victim had 14 previous criminal records connected to kidnapping, murder and drugs.

Following the latest arrests, Azmi said all suspects who were arrested would be asked to assist in the investigation of the case.

Meanwhile, he said a check on the first suspect found he had seven previous drug-related criminal records and had been remanded for six days starting yesterday until Monday (May 9). Remand applications for the other two suspects would be applied today.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

-- BERNAMA