2025 shooting
On 8 February 2025, a shooting incident occurred at the mall on 10.50pm. A gunman fired at least 8 shots in the shopping mall, [5] 4 shots of which hit a janitor, injuring his legs and buttocks. [6] [7]
The janitor managed to flee into the shopping mall to seek help, while the suspect escaped to Level P2 o the mall. The suspect then fired several shots at a staircase window and a sliding door on Level P2 before moving to the carpark area. [8] In the carpark area, the gunman hijacked a Perodua Ativa carrying a family of six at gunpoint, and forced the driver to drive him out of the mall. The suspect then dropped off from the SUV at the Pandamaran exit of KESAS Highway and continue his escape on foot. [9] [10] [11]
The shooting caused mass panic inside the shopping mall, while individual stores in the mall rolled down their shutters to shelter in place. Emergency evacuation announcement was also heard broadcasting through the shopping mall's PA system. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
In the next 10 days, the gunman would committed a series of "GTA-style crime spree" such as carjacking, robbery, firearm offences in Klang, Melaka, Banting, Sekinchan, and Sabak, before fleeing to Pulau Ketam and checked into a hotel on the island. [17] [18]
On 18 February 2025, at around 3:00 in the morning, CID officers from Bukit Aman and Selangor police raided the hotel, resulting in a shootout with the gunman. The gunman was then shot dead in his hotel room. Two pistol with bullets were found. [19] The gunman was later identified as Yap Chin Boon, nicknamed "Ah Boy", 35, a Malaysian Chinese, [20] [21] [22] who had numerous criminal records such as robbery and drug-related crimes since 2014. [17]
