Cops: Hunter in Kota Belud died from gunshot wounds, not a fall

KOTA KINABALU: A man who was earlier reported to have died after falling from a tree while hunting in Kota Belud was actually shot, police said.

Kota Belud OCPD Supt Shahrudin Husain said that before the incident on Saturday (Feb 28) night, the 44-year-old victim had gone hunting with a friend in a forest reserve at the Safoda Station in Ulu Kukut.