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Wednesday September 26, 2012

Guard shot dead in jewellery shop heist

PETALING JAYA: A security guard who had worked at a jewellery shop here for more than 20 years died after he was shot by armed robbers Wednesday.

The incident occured around 3.45pm when three men wearing full-face helmets barged into the shop along Jalan Othman.

One of the men brandished a pistol and shot the unarmed security guard twice at point-blank range.

The other two men then used axes to shatter the glass showcases and took the jewellery before leaving the scene on motorcycle.

A police team at the scene of the crime in the jewellery shop in Petaling Jaya.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Arjunaidi Mohamed said the security guard was rushed to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre but died while receiving treatment around 6pm.

"We have identified the victim as P. Krishnan, 43. He suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest and arm," he said when contacted.

He said the motorcycles were later found abandoned at Jalan Carey, about 1.4km from the crime scene.

"We have acquired CCTV footage from the crime scene to facilitate investigations under Section 4 of the Firearms Act and Section 302 of the Penal Code," he said.

He urged anyone with information to contact the police hotline at 03-2052 9999 or the nearest police station.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/26/nation/20120926215720&sec=nation

Summary:

A security guard worked at a jewellery shop died after shot by armed robbers. He suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest and arm.The three men wearing full-face helmets barged into the shop. One of the men used a pistol and shot the unarmed security guard twice, the other two men then used axes to breakdown the glass showcases and took the jewellery before leaving. Anyone with information please contact the police hotline at 03-2052 9999 or the nearest police station.

Opinion:

This is so sad and miserable! Work at jewellery shop as a security guard is always risky and dangerous! Robbery cases are quite frequent in malaysia, I hope the police can arrest the three suspects as soon as possible and may the security guard rest in peace!