Ex-cop under probe for firing at teens

SHAH ALAM: A retired senior police officer who is a Datuk is being investigated for allegedly misusing his firearm after he purportedly mistook his teenage neighbours' friend for burglars and opened fire with his pistol at Section 7 here on Friday.
Shaken up by the gunshot fired by the ex-policeman who had served as a deputy state police chief and a federal deputy director, the youths, both aged 17 raised their hands in a gesture of surrender before attempting to explain themselves.
The case went viral in the social media where purported details of the incident were revealed.
It is learnt that the teenage boys who were casually attired and carried a knapsack had gone to a classmate's house in the residential area for a group study session for their upcoming SPM examination.
As the teenagers were about to step into the house at the main gate, they were allegedly confronted by the ex-cop who is in his 60's at gunpoint.
The teenagers claimed that although they were not carrying any item that appeared to be a threat to his safety, the Datuk pointed his handgun close to their faces before firing a warning shot into the air.
They also alleged that they were assaulted, handcuffed and taken away to the district police headquarters by several policemen but were later freed after it was found that they had not trespassed into the said house.
Sources revealed that the teenagers' friend and his family were apparently oblivious of the commotion that occurred outside their home.
Shah Alam police chief ACP Shafien Mamat said today that police received three reports, namely from the youths, the Datuk and a police officer who detained the teenagers.
He said the teenagers were freed after questioning and the case is being investigated for trespassing, assault and discharging a firearm in public under laws of the Penal Code and Firearms Act.