IPOH: It was a bloody end for four members of the notorious “Dol Gang” who fired a gunshot and charged at police with parangs near Kampung Changkat Larang, Batu Gajah.
The four suspects, high on the police wanted list, were shot dead while trying to attack policemen with parangs and a hand-made pistol during a bid to escape in a stolen car on Monday night.
State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said police had to defend themselves.
One of the suspects had earlier fired a shot at the trailing police patrol car, hitting its side and narrowly missing a policeman inside.
“When they drove to a dead end, the driver resorted to reversing the car into the patrol car.
Gathering evidence: Police personnel examining the scene where the four gang members were shot dead near Kampung Changkat Larang in Batu Gajah on Monday night. “Three of the suspects, each armed with a parang, then charged at the policemen,” said DCP Mohd Shukri.
He added that police were still trying to identify the suspects, aged between 30 and 40.
DCP Mohd Shukri said initial investigations showed the group had been responsible for at least 18 armed robberies and house break-ins in Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Sungai Siput, Manjung and Perak Tengah since early this year.
He said checks also showed that the getaway car a silver Proton Waja was reported stolen in Sungai Senam on March 30.
“At about 2.30am on Monday, the group broke into a house in Menglembu and tied up a family of five before escaping with cash, two laptops and an assortment of jewellery.
“A report was lodged, and police on crime prevention rounds spotted the suspects' car at about 9.30pm and gave chase,” he added.
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