KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25 -- The mystery man shot dead in a gunfire exchange in Dengkil last night has been identified as a 30-year-old from Sepang with a long criminal record.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk M. Kumar said the suspect was involved in an armed robbery syndicate active across Selangor, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan over the past three years, Berita Harian reported today.

"He faced charges under Sections 395, 397 and 377C of the Penal Code for a case reported in Puchong at the end of 2023 and was discharged not amounting to an acquittal because he failed to appear in court," Kumar was quoted as saying in a news conference in Sepang this afternoon.

The deceased also had 10 criminal records, including a...