A chilling ambush outside a mall in Cheras early this morning ended with two men shot dead, with police now saying both victims had a criminal history.
It all happened shortly after 12.48 am, when authorities received a distress call about gunfire at the entrance of Viva Home mall on Jalan Loke Yew.
By the time officers arrived, both men had succumbed to their injuries at the scene.
1 victim wanted for murder
According to Kuala Lumpur Deputy Police Chief, Dato’ Mohd Yusuf Bin Jan Mohamed, multiple helmeted gunmen targeted the pair as they returned to their parked car.
CCTV footage revealed the shooters were highly deliberate firing rapidly before fleeing in a Perodua Alza, leaving behind around 18 bullet casings.
Police are currently treating the incident as “gang-related” and are investigating it under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
According to China Press, the identities of the two deceased have now been confirmed as Xu Luguang, 44, and Chi Shizhou, 42, both believed to have ties to organised crime groups.
Authorities revealed that Xu had at least four prior criminal records, including one for murder, marking him as a wanted individual at the time of the shooting.
Police sources also confirmed both men were known figures within gang networks, adding weight to suspicions that the attack may have been a targeted hit.
Police investigation is ongoing
Police have since launched a full-scale investigation, with the Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) and Cheras District Police working alongside forensic teams to analyse CCTV footage and ballistic evidence from the scene.
Authorities are urging anyone with relevant information or dashcam footage to step forward to assist with the case.
This incident comes on the heels of a similar deadly shooting in Brickfields on June 13, raising public concern over a possible surge in gang-related violence across Kuala Lumpur’s urban hotspots.
Investigators believe the Cheras mall shooting was not a random act, but rather a targeted attack, potentially tied to ongoing gang rivalries.
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