KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — City police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus has directed officers never to hesitate in drawing and discharging their service firearms against violent resistance, following a vicious machete attack on Wednesday that severed a policeman's hand.
Fadil stressed that frontline personnel must take immediate defensive action to protect their lives rather than risk suffering the same catastrophic harm.
"So, as I have said, you must always be ready. You must know how to draw your weapons: Ready, draw, fire.
"If there is any resistance, shoot. When in doubt, shoot. If there is concern or threat, shoot. Do not wait," Fadil said in an operational address shared online.
His reminder came after a bloody altercation at a residential flat in Desa Aman Puri, Kepong. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said that authorities mobilised around 4pm after the public reported an aggressive foreign man exhibiting unstable behaviour.
A multi-agency team comprising police, Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) responders, and Health Ministry personnel arrived at the scene to de-escalate the situation. The moment the unit breached the apartment door, the suspect lunged forward wielding two machetes.
A 26-year-old lance corporal attached to the Gombak District Police Headquarters Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) unit bore the brunt of the onslaught, having his right wrist severed alongside deep lacerations across his head and torso. Several firefighters and medical personnel sustained minor injuries during the clash.
The assailant slipped away from the building but was cornered roughly four hours later at a neighbouring playground. When the suspect attempted a second machete assault against arresting officers, police opened fire. He succumbed to gunshot wounds while being transported to the hospital.
First responders rushed the injured lance corporal to Selayang Hospital before transferring him to Hospital Kuala Lumpur, where a specialist surgical team operated on his severed hand.
He remains in stable condition as footage and images of the bloody incident continue to circulate widely across Malaysian social media.
