SHAH ALAM, Feb. 9 -- Police have identified the suspect in yesterday's Setia Alam mall shooting as a local man in his 30s with a history of criminal and drug-related offences.
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that the suspect has 11 prior records and is now the subject of an intense manhunt.
"The suspect has been identified as a local male in his 30s with fair skin," he said in a statement.
"The motive for the attack is still under investigation."
The incident occurred at 10.50pm yesterday, when the suspect fired four shots at a cleaner inside the mall, injuring his legs and buttocks.
After the attack, the victim managed to flee into the mall to seek help, while the suspect escaped to another level of the mall wh...