Armed man killed in shootout with Lahad Datu cops


  • Nation
  • Friday, 28 Dec 2018

KOTA KINABALU: Police in Sabah's east coast Lahad Datu killed an armed man as they stormed his house in Kg Jawa at about 6am on Friday (Dec 28).

The 47-year-old man, who was armed with a shotgun inside the house, was shot dead as police broke down the door after he refused to surrender, said Lahad Datuk Datu OCPD Asst Comm Nasri Mansor.

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