PUTRAJAYA, April 26 – Malaysia Royal Customs Deputy Director-General Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim was shot dead while on his way to
work here today. Shaharuddin, 58, who lived in Dengkil, Selangor, was confirmed dead at the Putrajaya Hospital at 9.20am.
Kuala Lumpur Crime Investigation Department head Datuk Ku Chin Wah said two men on a motorcycle fired three shots at a four-wheel-drive vehicle which Shaharuddin was travelling in at a traffic light junction when it was heading towards Lebuh Wawasan, from Lebuh Sentosa about 8.15am.
The shots hit Shaharuddin on the neck an above and he was then rushed to the Putrajaya Hospital by his driver, he told reporters when met at the scene. Shaharuddin was believed to have been shot by an automatic pistol.
Ku said police would obtain footage of the closed-circuit television camera in the vicinity to assist in the investigation and also urged those with information on the incident to contact the nearest police station.
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