KOTA BARU, Aug 23 — A man was injured on his right calf after he was hit in a random shooting by a stranger at a food shop in Bunut Payong here today.
In the 2.15am incident, the man opened fire with two more men in a Mercedes Benz while the victim was in the shop with 20 other customers.
Kelantan police chief, Datuk Dr Ab Rahman Ismail said the victim, aged 22, was rushed to Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, here for treatment and he was reported to be in stable condition.
He said according to information obtained from witnesses, the three men came in a silver Mercedes Benz.
“One of the witnesses said the car was passing by the shop when a man suddenly came out and fired two shots.
“As a result, the victim was injured in the right calf after being shot randomly from a distance of between five and 10 metres,” he told reporters at the Kelantan police contingent headquarters here, today.
Ab Rahman said a witness also reported that the suspects’ vehicle later fled towards Pasir Hor here, but failed to take down the car registration number as customers were scrambling for safety.
He said from initial investigations at the scene, police recovered a piece of metal believed to be a bullet as well as a bullet hole on a car nearby. — Bernama
