KUALA LUMPUR: Police have solved the June 6 shooting case in Taman OUG, here, which saw a real estate agent killed and her 8-year-old daughter seriously injured.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police have arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder case, and seized a pistol yesterday (Tuesday).
"Congratulations Stafoc (Special Task Force on Organised Crime) and CID KL for solving the shooting case of woman and daughter in OUG, arrested 8 people in KL and Perak, seized a pistol yesterday. #GoPDRMGo," Khalid tweeted through his handle @KBAB51 earlier this morning.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said the arrests were made separately in Kuala Lumpur and Perak.
"All the suspects were aged between 20 and 50. All of them are Malaysians. Police also seized a pistol in Perak, believed to be used in the shooting
"We have thoroughly investigated the case and obtained enough information on each individual believed to be involved in this case," he told a press conference at the Federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman here today.
The 2.28pm incident saw victim Datin Wong Siu Ling, who was travelling with her five children and a maid in her Toyota Vellfire, killed instantly when she was shot dead at point blank.
It was reported that two men on a motorcycle had pulled up alongside her Toyota Vellfire and fired off five shots, one of which struck her in the neck, killing her.
Her daughter, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was also shot during the incident. The girl was reported to have been recovering and in stable condition.