Police investigations suggest that revenge may have been the motive behind the fatal shooting of a man in Taman Setia Indah, Johor Baru, two months ago.
At a press conference on Thursday (March 27) at the state police headquarters, Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar revealed that the murder, which occurred on January 8 at a restaurant, was linked to tensions between rival secret societies.
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At a press conference on Thursday (March 27) at the state police headquarters, Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar revealed that the murder, which occurred on January 8 at a restaurant, was linked to tensions between rival secret societies.
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00:00On 8 January 2025, a shooting took place in Setia Park, Kedai Kopi, in Setia Park, Indah, Johor Bahru,
00:19where a 40-year-old local man was shot dead.
00:25According to the investigation, the Police Contingent of Johor has set up a Task Force,
00:35led by the Chief of the Johor Criminal Investigation Department, Senior Assistant Commissioner, Mr. O. Chuan Huat,
00:43and assisted by the teams I mentioned earlier, from JSJ Bukit Aman, JSJ IPD Johor Bahru Selatan, Johor Bahru Utara, and IPD Sri Alam.
00:54The Task Force has begun to organize its operations.
00:58And from 8 January 2025 to 17 March 2025,
01:05the team has identified several targets that are suspected to be involved in the shooting case.
01:14As a result of the information and investigation, on 8 March 2025, around 3.10 am,
01:23in the Setia Park area, the Police have identified one of the suspected suspects
01:32involved in the shooting case.
01:34And in the effort to catch the shooting incident,
01:40the Police have managed to nab the suspect,
01:45who is a 64-year-old local citizen.
01:51According to the incident, the Police have also seized 10 pistols from the suspect who was shot dead.
02:00On the same day of the shooting incident,
02:046 local citizens have been arrested in the Johor Bahru area,
02:10aged between 48 and 66 years old,
02:14suspected to be involved in the shooting case that took place on 8 January 2025.
02:22In addition, as a result of the information and investigation,
02:26on 17 March 2025,
02:293 more suspects, aged between 36 and 62 years old, have been arrested.
02:39And in the arrest, the Police have also seized 10 pistols,
02:44together with 2 groups,
02:46which contained 15 bullets.
02:49The Police investigation found that,
02:52from the 2 pistols that were seized,
02:55one of the pistols was used by the suspect in the shooting incident on 8 January 2025,
03:05in the Setia Indah Park area.
03:07All 9 suspects have a record of drug possession and crime,
03:13and are currently being held under Section 117,
03:18until 30 March 2025.
03:22The investigation is carried out under Section 302 of the Penal Code,
03:27Section 8 of the Penalty Act of 1971,
03:33Section 8A of the Penalty Act of 1960,
03:39Section 36 of the Penalty Act of 1960,
03:43and Section 39A2 of the Penalty Act of 1952.
03:49The Johor Police gave a warning,
03:52to all parties,
03:53to fully hand over the investigation of this case to the Police,
03:58and not to take legal action.
04:02As a result of the investigation,
04:04I believe that,
04:05the shooting incident on 8 January 2025,
04:10has been resolved with these arrests.
04:13Other than that,
04:15we can also ask the public,
04:18to continue to disseminate information,
04:21about any criminal activity,
04:24that took place in Johor,
04:27to ensure that Johor is safe and sound,
04:32and to carry out daily matters, including business.
04:38We believe that there are elements of a group,
04:42that is why I gave a warning,
04:44firmly,
04:46hand it over to the Police.
04:54During the arrest,
04:55we made a shooting,
04:57we got a pistol,
04:59during the arrest,
05:00the three suspects,
05:02we got one more pistol.
05:12I didn't say that,
05:13I just told you,
05:15during the incident,
05:16we got one more pistol,
05:17and we were sure,
05:19that the suspect,
05:21was involved,
05:22or knew about the incident.
05:24That's why,
05:25during our efforts,
05:28to stop him,
05:29he released the gun.
05:37Most likely.
05:39We believe that he,
05:41was one of the suspects,
05:43in the 8th January incident.
05:48We haven't confirmed it yet,
05:50the investigation is still ongoing.
05:59During the arrest,
06:01there was a shooting.
06:03When was the shooting?
06:05During the shooting,
06:08we had already handed over the suspect,
06:11we took away one pistol,
06:13so he did release the gun.
06:15That's when we retaliated,
06:17and we managed to hand him over.
06:20So,
06:21what is the connection,
06:23between the suspect,
06:24and the victim,
06:25who was shot dead,
06:26in the 8th January incident?
06:28There is.
06:29We believe,
06:30that there was a group of people,
06:32who were involved.
06:39We'll wait and see.
06:40We will forward the investigation,
06:42to the Chief of Investigation,
06:44for guidance and advice.
06:46After that,
06:47we will proceed with the investigation.
06:56For more information, visit www.fema.gov