KUALA LUMPUR: The suspect involved in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) shooting incident, Hafizul Hawari, has been arrested in Kota Baru, Kelantan.
The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, confirming the incident, said the suspect was apprehended at a location in Kota Baru at around 3pm earlier today.
"Yes, I confirm the arrest. The suspect was only apprehended at 3pm in Kota Baru.
"More details will be shared," he said.
Earlier, police had sought information from family members and acquaintances of Hafizul Harawi, who fled after opening fire at the KLIA Terminal 1 yesterday, to locate his whereabouts.
Razarudin said that police have also tightened control at the border including the rat trails to prevent Hafizul from fleeing to a neighbouring country.
He added that the man's photographs had also been distributed at all entry points in the north of the Peninsula and to the authorities of a neighbouring country.
In the 1.30am incident yesterday, a man fired two shots, one of which hit his wife's bodyguard.
The victim is currently being treated at a hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.