Kl Still Safe Cops Say After 2 Shootings In 4 Days

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 City police chief Rusdi Isa says the recent shootings are believed to be linked to criminal disputes originating in Sarawak and Selangor.
KL police chief Rusdi Isa said there was no reason for people in the capital city to be worried about their safety.PETALING JAYA: Police today sought to reassure those living and working in Kuala Lumpur that the city is safe despite two shootings in the span of four days
KL police chief Rusdi Isa said the two shootings – in Brickfields and Cheras – were believed to involve criminal disputes originating in Sarawak and Selangor.
He said those in KL did not have to be worried about their safety, Berita Harian reported.
“I’d like to emphasise that these shootings stemmed from issues beyond the KL police contingent’s purview.
“For example, in the Cheras shooting, both victims had criminal records and had just arrived here from Sibu, Sarawak, for personal matters,” he said.
He said there was the possibility that both victims were being tailed by parties who held grudges against them and were simply looking for the right time to shoot them.
Rusdi added that preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were likely involved in smuggling activities in Sarawak.
Regarding the Brickfields shooting on Friday, which resulted in one dead and two injured, the KL police chief said it was believed to be linked to a feud between criminals in Selangor.
“(The shooters) were looking for the right time to kill the victim. In fact, we found that the victim had also visited the same restaurant after being released from remand in Selangor,” he said.
At 12.15am today, two men were shot dead in front of the lobby of a shopping complex on Jalan Loke Yew in Cheras. According to a witness, a group of men wearing helmets suddenly ran towards the victims and fired several shots at them.
Last Friday, at about 10.50pm, three local men, aged between 30 and 50, were eating with friends at a restaurant in Brickfields when two men on a motorcycle shot at them. - FMT

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