KULIM (July 18, 2013): A secondary school teacher was shot dead by gunmen when he stopped his vehicle at a traffic light in Simpang Empat Keladi here today afternoon.
In the 12.25pm incident, K. Shanmugan of Taman Biadara was waiting for the light to turn green when two men wearing full-face helmets on a motorcycle rode up next to his car.
They shot the 45-year-old several times through the window on the driver's side before fleeing the scene.
Kedah CID chief ACP Mohd Nashir Ya said police believe the weapon used was an automatic pistol based on the number of shots fired.
It is learnt that nine 9mm bullet casings were recovered at the scene.
"Police are pursuing all the leads," he told the media at the scene when asked about the motive for the killing.
It is understood that police are currently interviewing witnesses to piece together what transpired at the scene.
Shanmugan's body was sent to the Sultan Abdul Halim hospital in Sungai Petani here for a post-mortem.
His murder follows that of shop assistant K. Thangaraja, 31, who was shot 10 times at the traffic light junction in Taman Kucai, Lunas, at 8.40pm on May 11.
Both cases are being investigated for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the mandatory death penalty.
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