Cornered gunman shoots himself in the head


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 12 Jul 2006

KUALA LUMPUR: An armed robber shot dead a cellular phone shop employee after grabbing a bag containing RM100,000 from him and later killed himself when policemen cornered him and a shootout ensued. 

The robber, 26, took two shots to the chest and waist before shooting himself in the head. The bullet from the robber’s gun pierced through his helmet and lodged into a policeman’s left leg in the 10.30am incident at Jalan Genting Kelang, Setapak. 

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