GEORGE TOWN, Dec 5 — Victims who cheated death in Thursday’s shooting rampage are reflecting how close they came to death.

One of the victims, Dr Anusha Arivarni Krishnan, spoke to her uncle about her ordeal.

“She cannot believe she was in the wrong place and at the wrong time,” the uncle, who did not wish to be named, told Malay Mail.

“She does not want ot speak to the media as the incident has taken a toll on her,” he said after meeting his niece, who graduated from Manipal Malacca Medical college.

“She is recovering well.”

Dr Anusha, 30, was returning home after work when she suddenly realised she was bleeding from the head.

“She was taken aback at first but she managed to drive to the hospital,” he said.

“Later, she called her brother for assistance and informed her family. Some newspapers had reported inaccurately that she was in serious condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).”

The doctor’s parents have also refused to speak to the media.

Businessman Lee Hong Boon, 56, who was in the ICU and has been transferred to a normal ward, said he was returning home and did not realise what had happened.

“I was on my motorbike travelling from Auto City to George Town, after buying some goods for my shop.

“Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my left shoulder and saw blood all over my shirt,” he said at Penang Hospital.

“I called my cousin who called the ambulance. In minutes, the police arrived at the scene of the incident,” he said, adding that he was in pain after an operation to remove the bullet lodged in his shoulder.

Part-time RTM reporter Muhamad Amirul Amin Amir, 28, is still in the ICU but in a stable condition.

His father Mohd Amir Abdul Salam, 62, said he received many calls from his friends from all over the country, some as far as Johor and Kuala Lumpur, wishing Amirul a speedy recovery.

“I am grateful that many of his media friends showed great concern and sent their best wishes,” he said, adding that he had also received calls from the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

“It is comforting that so many people care for his well-being. I wish to thank them personally for their concern,” said Amir.

On Thursday, a shooting incident brought traffic to a standstill along Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway.

A man, later identified as the bodyguard of businessman Datuk Ong Teik Kwong, went on a shooting spree leaving two motorists dead and four others wounded.

Said to be an underworld kingpin, the 32-year-old Ong was shot dead in his BMW following an argument, while Ong’s aide managed to flee.

The two motorists killed were M. Senthil, 38, and Choy Hon Ming, 32.

Besides Amirul, Dr Anusha and Lee, the others injured were Nurul Huda Aziz, 38, and Lim Boon Leng, 32.

The bodyguard and aide are under remand.