KUALA LUMPUR: A private university lecturer from Palestine was shot dead outside a condominium at Jalan Meranti, Setapak here, early this morning.
The 35-year-old, who was also an imam, was walking to a nearby surau to perform his Subuh prayer when two men on a motorcycle approached him at 6am.
One of the men then opened fire.
City police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said initial investigation found that the gunman fired more than 10 shots.
"Inspections found four bullet wounds on the victim's body.
“Two slugs were also found at the scene," he said in a statement today.
Mazlan added that the man was married, and was a resident of the nearby condominium.