PETALING JAYA, June 17 — The Mongolian woman who was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Bandar Utama on Monday was not the target.
The bullets were meant for her 35-year-old boyfriend from Sarawak, a Datuk, who is believed to have past connections to a gang, police said yesterday.
Selangor police chief Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said initial investigations revealed the the businessman from Sibu had been involved in a unsettled feud.
“There was a spat between the businessman and a brother of a gang member over a business deal that turned sour,” he said.
He said it was not the first time the businessman had been involved in a shooting.
“In October last year, an unknown assailant opened fire at his home in Sibu,” he said.
“He has also received several threats over the phone.”
Abdul Samah said Sibu police were assisting in the investigations.
“We are liaising with them to locate the brother who we believe could be involved in the shooting,” he said.
Based on statements recorded, the businessman had known the Mongolian woman, identified as Nomin Erdene, for a year.
“They met through the social media application WeChat. Checks showed the woman had entered Malaysia on a social visa,” he said.
“We are checking with the Immigration Department to determine the date she entered Malaysia.”
Abdul Samah said the businessman had gone to 1Utama to pick up the woman and was heading for Damansara to pick up his child from school.
The shooting happened when the businessman, who was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser, stopped his vehicle to answer a call after pulling out of the mall.
Two men appeared on a motorcycle and started firing at the woman who was in the front passenger seat.
They fired eight shots, four of which hit the woman. The businessman escaped unhurt.
The woman was rushed to University Malaya Medical Centre.
