Gunshots fired at woman in Mercedes Benz in attempted Setapak robbery

KUALA LUMPUR: Two men fired gunshots at a woman in a Mercedes Benz in a robbery attempt at Jalan Teratai 2, Setapak, here yesterday.

The 30-year-old real estate agent, however, managed to escape unharmed.

The 5.30pm incident unfolded when a man wearing a motorcycle helmet approached the victim’s car while it was stationary, and knocked on the car door’s window with a pistol.

“The man instructed the victim to get out of her Mercedes Benz, but she ignored him. Instead, she reversed and sped off. That’s when she heard a gunshot.

“(As she continued) to flee, another man on a motorcycle tried to intercept her. In her haste to escape, the victim struck the motorcycle. Then she heard a second shot,” said Wangsa Maju police chief Superintendent Mohamad Roy Suhaimi Sarif.

It is learnt that a bullet was later found lodged in one of the car’s front tyres.

He added that the victim contacted a friend as soon as she arrived at a safe area.

“The victim and her friend then lodged a police report. Our initial investigation revealed that the victim’s friend is the car owner.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2017/11/303827/gunshots-fired-woman-mercedes-benz-attempted-setapak-robbery