Cops hunting for man shot in car chase drama
THE STAR
Heavy damage: Bullet holes are visible on the car recovered in Solok Sungai Pinang, George Town. (Inset) A close-up of one of the bullet holes.
GEORGE TOWN: A man believed to have sustained a gunshot wound escaped while three others were arrested after a high-speed car chase.
The man, who was driving a car that was reported stolen in Jelutong earlier, tried to knock down two policemen near a petrol station near Jalan Perusahaan Jelutong off Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway early yesterday morning.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said two policemen spotted the car stopping by the roadside off Jalan Batu Uban at around 3.30am.
“As we approached the car, the driver suddenly sped off. A high-speed chase along Jalan Perusahaan Jelutong ensued and a police MPV successfully blocked his way.
“The man then rammed the car into the front of the MPV and tried to run away, but was again blocked by two other police MPVs,” he said.
A close-up of one of the bullet holes
ACP Mior said the policemen told the man to stop his car but he accelerated in an attempt to run over them. The policemen fired at the car but he managed to flee.
“Police later spotted the car in Solok Sungai Pinang and arrested the three passengers inside.
“We believe the driver, who is on the loose, sustained injuries as we found blood traces on the driver’s seat,” he added.
He urged the public to provide information should they come across an Indian Muslim man with injuries seeking treatment at any clinic or hospital.
Heavy damage: Bullet holes are visible on the car recovered in Solok Sungai Pinang, George Town. (Inset) A close-up of one of the bullet holes.
GEORGE TOWN: A man believed to have sustained a gunshot wound escaped while three others were arrested after a high-speed car chase.
The man, who was driving a car that was reported stolen in Jelutong earlier, tried to knock down two policemen near a petrol station near Jalan Perusahaan Jelutong off Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway early yesterday morning.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said two policemen spotted the car stopping by the roadside off Jalan Batu Uban at around 3.30am.
“As we approached the car, the driver suddenly sped off. A high-speed chase along Jalan Perusahaan Jelutong ensued and a police MPV successfully blocked his way.
“The man then rammed the car into the front of the MPV and tried to run away, but was again blocked by two other police MPVs,” he said.
A close-up of one of the bullet holes
ACP Mior said the policemen told the man to stop his car but he accelerated in an attempt to run over them. The policemen fired at the car but he managed to flee.
“Police later spotted the car in Solok Sungai Pinang and arrested the three passengers inside.
“We believe the driver, who is on the loose, sustained injuries as we found blood traces on the driver’s seat,” he added.
He urged the public to provide information should they come across an Indian Muslim man with injuries seeking treatment at any clinic or hospital.
