Man shot dead in KL hotel room an hour after checking in

KUALA LUMPUR: A local man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the forehead at a hotel room in Bukit Bintang on Tuesday (May 3) afternoon, an hour after he checked in.

Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Asst Comm Habibi Majinji said the incident was discovered by a hotel employee who gained entry to the room and then called the police at about 7 pm.