BANTING: A bodyguard and his employer, who were travelling in a car, were shot by two men in front of a secondary school here today, in an incident which also saw three students injured.
In a desperate bid to escape the hail of bullets, the bodyguard who had already been shot in the 12.45pm incident, accelerated but crashed into the three students waiting outside the gate of SMK Telok Datok.
All five victims, including the three injured in the crash, were all rushed to the Banting Hospital for treatment. They were said to be receiving treatment for fractures and various bodily injuries.
Both men were shot several times, leaving them severely injured in a critical condition at the hospital's emergency department.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Fadzil Ahmat said based on the preliminary investigation, the attack was carried out by two suspects, possibly due to misunderstanding between the two groups.
"Police believe the two suspects had followed the duo's car for some distance before they opened fire on them. A few of the shots had hit one of the victim's chest and other parts of the body too," he said.
Fadzil said when the two tried to escape through the front of the school. Their car crashed into the students and several cars which were also parked along the road.
"The three students suffered injuries to their leg, neck and body as a result of the crash. The two men who were shot are currently still being treated at the hospital's emergency unit."
Fadzil said police were in the midst of identifying the two suspects.
The case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.