Polis lepas tembakan amaran kerana suspek agresif
Ketua Polis Tawau Rosdi Mat Jusoh berkata rakaman tular sebenarnya memaparkan tembakan amaran sahaja dilepaskan bukan insiden berbalas tembakan ketika operasi.
On Friday, police in Tawau fired warning shots after suspects engaged in aggressive behavior and attempted to attack officers during a special operation in Kampung Titingan, Tawau. The head of Tawau Police Station, Rosdi Mat Jusoh, stated that the incident occurred around 4 in the afternoon when officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (BSJ), Strike Team, Police Headquarters Tawau, and the Community Police Post (PPK) Titingan conducted a search operation in the nearby waterlogged area.
The operation aimed to locate a suspect group suspected of carrying firearms and attempting to rob an 18-year-old foreign woman, which took place around 3:50 AM on the same day. According to the report, three men armed with parangs were believed to have fled with two mobile phones and cash worth RM434, resulting in a total loss of approximately RM3,500 during the operation.
During the operation, one suspect aggressively attacked an officer using a metal rod before jumping into the sea, while another suspect assaulted and tried to overpower a police officer while being pursued. As a result, warning shots had to be fired, and the suspect was eventually apprehended, according to the statement. Police Chief Rosdi emphasized that the video footage showed only the firing of warning shots and not a retaliatory shooting incident during the operation, as some social media users may have misinterpreted.
Police are still searching for two other suspects believed to be involved in the incident and the case is being investigated under Section 395, 397, and 354 of the Criminal Offences Act.
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