Two men killed, two injured in Batu Kawan shooting

(The Star) – BATU KAWAN: Two men were killed while two others were seriously injured in a shooting at the Bukit Tambun traffic-light junction here Sunday night.

The four, travelling in a pickup truck, were taken to the Seberang Jaya Hospital.

However, two of the men – aged 28 and 40 – succumbed to their injuries, said Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi, adding that they had criminal records.

He said the four men, aged between 28 and 60, had just left a relative’s wedding when two assailants on a motorcycle pulled up to the left of the vehicle and fired multiple shots at about 10.30pm.

The other two were critically injured and warded at the Seberang Jaya Hospital, Abdul Rahim told reporters here Monday.

Their identities have yet to be ascertained.

Abdul Rahim said the police believed automatic pistols were used in the attack and four bullet casings were found at the scene.

He said investigations are underway but the police did not rule out business rivalry as the motive of the attack.

Eyewitnesses and those with information are urged to contact the nearest police station, he added.