Two men shot dead outside Kuala Lumpur shopping mall second fatal shooting in 5 days

KUALA LUMPUR – Two men were shot dead by a group near the lobby of a shopping mall in Jalan Loke Yew in Kuala Lumpur’s Cheras district shortly past midnight on June 17.

At about 12.15am, the victims were heading to their car, which was parked nearby.

A group of men wearing helmets then ran towards them and fired several shots. The suspects then escaped in a vehicle.

The victims were reportedly shot in the body and head. Both died at the scene.

Officers from the Cheras district police headquarters, together with the forensics unit, investigated the crime scene.

It is believed both victims were in their 40s and from Sibu, Sarawak.

The Kuala Lumpur police are gathering information from witnesses and CCTV footage to identify the suspects.

The police are expected to issue a statement on the incident soon.

On June 13, a man died and two others were injured after being shot by assailants on motorcycles in Brickfields. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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