Thief shot dead by guard in gold chain snatch theft

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PETALING JAYA: The snatch theft of a gold chain from a goldsmith shop in a shopping mall here yesterday ended in the thief’s death when he was shot by the outlet’s security guard.The 29-year-old, who tried to flee through a fire escape exit, was shot on his neck and died on the spot.

Selangor CID deputy chief ACP Omar Mammah said the thief had entered the goldsmith shop about 4pm under the pretext of buying jewellery.

“He was looking at a few gold chains until he came across a particular one.

He grabbed the chain and ran off,” he told reporters at the crime scene in the Sunway Pyramid shopping mall, here, yesterday.

Realising the commotion, the 20-year-old security guard chased after the suspect which led to a struggle.

During the struggle, the suspect tried to grab a .38 calibre handgun from the security guard but failed.

The suspect then ran towards the fire escape exit and that was when the security guard gunned him down.

“The gold chain worth about RM3,000 was found in the suspect’s pocket together with his identification card,” Omar said.

He said the deceased had no previous criminal record. — Bernama