00:00A man, linked to 26 criminal cases including theft and burglary, was shot dead while attempting
00:08to evade arrest in the wee hours of Wednesday.
00:11The 37-year-old suspect was tracked down by a team of officers who tried to arrest him
00:16at Kampung Baru Kundang in Rawang at around 2 a.m.
00:20Selangor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect was told to stop
00:25his vehicle but refused to do so.
00:28Instead, the suspect reversed his vehicle into a police car and another car parked
00:33in the neighbourhood.
00:35Hussein said this forced the police to open fire in self-defence and the suspect swerved
00:40his vehicle to the side of the road.
00:42He said the suspect was hit during the shooting and died at the scene.
00:46Police seized several items from the suspect's vehicle including machetes, cutter and axe.
00:53The suspect was involved in a shop break-in in Damansara prior to the incident.
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