By The Straits Times | Created at 2025-01-24 09:34:15 | Updated at 2025-01-24 14:52:58
5 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR - A foreign man was killed while four men were injured in a shooting at a beach in Selangor, Malaysia.
The victims include three foreigners who were treated at Hospital Sultan Idris Shah on Jan 24.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the incident occurred near Morib Beach in the morning.
When contacted, he said: “So far, I can confirm that a man died while four others were injured after being shot.
“An injured victim was sent to Klang Hospital while three victims were sent to Hospital Sultan Idris Shah.
He added that the police are investigating the incident.
Earlier reports stated that three foreign men, believed to have been shot, had sought treatment at Hospital Sultan Idris Shah.
The injured, believed to be Indonesians, were brought to the hospital at about 7.30am by an unknown individual.
The clothes on two of them were wet and the other victim was wearing only a pair of boxer shorts.
“They also did not have any identification documents,” sources told The Star.
According to the sources, all three gave conflicting reasons when asked about their injuries, and upon examination, it was discovered that they had been shot.
The hospital administration also lodged a police report. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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