Slain suspect linked to GTA-style crime spree in Setia Alam

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The slain suspect who fired shots at a mall in Setia Alam was responsible for a crime spree reminiscent of the video game "Grand Theft Auto (GTA)."   The suspect, known as “Ah Boy,” was gunned down in a shootout with the police at a hotel in Pulau Ketam at about 3am on Tuesday.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3kz9kwsh   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00So this morning, the police managed to detect and during the arrest,

00:07there was a shooting and the suspect found by the police managed to shoot dead

00:14at about three in the morning, where this suspect is a Chinese man in his mid-thirties,

00:26based on the gun and from the record, the police found that he had nine gunshots,

00:32most of which involved shooting using firearms and also involved in drugs.

00:38This suspect is also actually a wanted list by the police,

00:42his involvement in criminal cases and also drug trafficking.

00:49Did he shoot alone or did he move?

00:52He was involved in several criminal cases, but for the past year, he has been moving alone.

00:58In the middle of last year, he was involved in 15 cases,

01:03including the case of drug trafficking in Kajang, Kelang and several other places.

01:09Was there anyone injured?

01:11No one was injured. He checked in to a hotel in Ketam Island alone

01:18when the police received this information and during the arrest,

01:23there was a shooting incident and the suspect was shot dead.

01:29So he was involved in a case involving drugs when he came here, is that correct?

01:34Correct. After the incident at Setia City Mall, he fled from Kelang to the south.

01:44He was in the south for five days, then he fled back to Banting.

01:50Two days later, he was arrested in Sabah Bernam.

01:55In Sabah Bernam, he committed a home-breaking crime and also stole a motorcycle and showed firearms.

02:05So after the incident at Setia City Mall, he committed five more crimes,

02:12including a home-breaking crime, showing firearms and breaking a house.

02:16How did he move from Kelang to Melaka?

02:20Oh, how did he move?

02:23How did he move? He moved from Kelang, he got in a car,

02:27then he threatened the driver and sent him to Melaka.

02:31Then in Melaka, he used the same method,

02:36he threatened the public, such as the driver, to move,

02:44he stole a motorcycle, he moved using a motorcycle to Sabah Bernam,

02:50then he threatened a lorry driver to run to Kelang.

02:56So he didn't have his own vehicle, he moved using public transport.

03:04Based on the background of the suspect, the motive for shooting at Setia City Mall,

03:10is there a possibility that he had a plan to commit a home-breaking crime?

03:14In terms of preparation, we believe he had a plan to commit a home-breaking crime.

03:20The reason is one of the premises that was believed to be at the mall.

03:25So the cleaner was at the wrong place at the wrong time?

03:29We can say that. He had nothing to do with the cleaner.

03:33So, there was something that bothered him,

03:37which caused him to shoot at Setia Rambang.

03:41The cleaner also shot at the mall's mirror.

03:45This dangerous man, who was moving with a firearm,

03:53the police managed to solve this case, and he was shot dead.

03:58So, people don't have to worry about this man, who was moving with a firearm,

04:04who has committed several home-breaking cases, as well as homicides.

04:08His first crime was in 2014.

04:13He was moving alone, and he was also moving in a small group of 2-3 people.

04:20But since last year, in the middle of last year, he was moving alone,

04:24and he had a firearm since last year.

04:27So, the police did this to him?

04:31Yes.

04:32He had nothing to do with the cleaner?

04:34That's another question, whether he was involved in a home-breaking case or not.

04:39Okay?

04:41Alright, thank you.

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