BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 23 – Penang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Abdul Rahim Hanafi having a press conference here this morning which police received information at 2.30am that a man had been shot in front of an entertainment outlet. Police managed to track down the assailant to a nearby oil depot and shot him.
He said the man was shot dead by police after he shot and killed a man outside an entertainment outlet in Taman Mutiara here was believed is a member of the notorious “Siew Sam Ong” (Three Little Emperors) triad.
“The killer identified as “Ah Keat” had fired five shots at the victim which identified as Cheah Kwong Hoay outside the outlet. Three shots hit the victim on the left chest and abdomen. The killer was killed by police when he was surrounded by police,” said Penang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Abdul Rahim Hanafi.
Penang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Abdul Rahim Hanafi said investigations revealed that Cheah had a criminal record with three cases under the Dangerous Drugs Act while Ah Keat has a record involving murder, extortion and unlawful possession of firearms. We also believe that both men are knew each other and we are still investigating the motive which possibility of involvement of drugs.
