Dengkil: A suspected criminal was shot dead during a shootout with police at the roadside of Batu 8, Jalan Banting-Dengkil, Dengkil, near here last night.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar stated that the incident occurred at about 8.10 pm. A team from the Serious Crimes Division (D9) was patrolling areas around Banting, Dengkil, and Sepang when they detected a silver Perodua Myvi driven by a man behaving suspiciously.

“When the team tried to stop the vehicle, the suspect suddenly opened fire from inside the vehicle at the police team. Our men returned fire until the threat was neutralised,” Kumar said in a statement today.

Kumar further mentioned that the suspect was confirmed dead by a medical team at the scene, and police could not find any identification documents on the man. “Upon inspecting the suspect’s vehicle, police found a Colt 45 firearm, three bullets, and seven transparent plastic packets suspected to contain drugs,” he added, noting that investigations are ongoing.