KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — A former restaurant owner was shot dead in a residential area at Jalan Desa Kiara 1, near here early today.
The body of a man identified as Goh Chok Chuan, 63, was found lying in a pool of blood near his car which was parked outside the residential area.
Brickfields Police chief ACP Amihizam Abdul Syukor said an eye-witness heard three shots being fired before finding the body of the former businessman.
“Police received a call about the incident at 12.09 am. The cause of the incident is still being investigated,” he said in a statement.
He appealed to anyone with information on the case to contact any police station or Brickfields police hotline at 03-22979222, or Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-21159999.