Originally published on April 4, 2014<br /><br />A man, believed to be a tire factory worker, was critically wounded after he was shot by two men near Jalan 2/28 close to Petaling Jaya Old Town on Friday.<br /><br />The shooting occurred around 10pm when the factory worker was riding his motorcycle through the neighborhood when he was hit by a car.<br /><br />One suspect alighted the car from the passenger seat with a parang and started attacking the worker, while the driver stayed in the vehicle. Authorities believe it was an attempted robbery. <br /><br />A witness, who declined to be named, said the victim then climbed over the gate of his neighbor's house in an attempt to escape his assailants. <br /><br />"He then climbed over the fence into my house compound while my family and I were still watching television. I was afraid for our safety, so I switched off the lights in our house," the witness said. <br /><br />The witness then said he heard three gunshots fired outside, followed by the sound of metal falling on the ground. <br /><br />"I looked outside and saw the man praying in front of our shrine before climbing over our gate to flee his assailants. A motorcyclist who happened to pass by the neighborhood offered the man a ride to safety," he said. <br /><br />The two suspects also fled the scene. <br /><br />"There were traces of the victim's blood near our gate. A bullet is stuck on our door and a parang was also left behind," added the witness. <br /><br />The victim was taken to Hospital Assunta for treatment. <br /><br />Police are investigating the scene of the incident.
