KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested two suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on the fourth-floor car park of a hotel in Bintulu, Sarawak, around 11pm last night.
Bintulu police chief Superintendent Nixon Joshua Ali said the victim was found covered in blood, and medical personnel later declared him dead at the scene.
He said the police arrested two men in their 40s, one a local citizen and the other a foreigner, in Miri at 3am, Borneo Post Online reported.
A vehicle believed to be involved in the case was also seized.
He said a remand application for the suspects would be filed at the magistrate's court here to facilitate the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
"The police will not compromise with any individual or group that commits criminal acts.
"The police are committed to tracking down the suspects involved in this case, and the public are requested not to make any speculation regarding the incident," he said in the news report.
Those with information about the case can call the Bintulu police headquarters operations room at 086-318304.