Five armed robbers die in shoot out with cops in Putra Heights
PETALING JAYA: Five armed robbers have been shot dead following a confrontation with police at Putra Heights.
Sources revealed the five were connected to at least 50 robberies in the Klang Valley area.
It was also learnt that two guns were retrieved following the shootout which occurred at around 11.30pm on Friday (March 29).
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the incident.
“We will be calling for a press conference soon where we will divulge more information on this matter,” he said when contacted.
It was learnt that, in the incident, a police team spotted a vehicle being driven in a suspicious manner and ordered the driver to stop for inspection.
However, the suspects ignored the instructions, accelerating and firing shots at the police before crashing into the rear of the patrol vehicle, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
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