Unidentified gunman opens fire in Pulau Gaya, two children among three injured


Two children were shot by an identified gunman on Pulau Gaya near Kota Kinabalu. The third victim, 36, pictured here, was shot in the leg.

KOTA KINABALU: Two children were among three people injured when an unidentified gunman opened fire at random in Pulau Gaya's Filipino migrant settlement, located about 10 minutes boat ride from the city here.

The three victims, aged three, 10 and 36, were rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here in the 7pm incident at Kg Lok Urai on the island on Wednesday (Feb 5).

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