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SEREMBAN: An insurance agent was shot 10 times at close range in front of his house in Taman Desa Beringin, Sikamat while he was about to drive to the market yesterday.

The Proton Gen 2 car belonging to B. Sivaneswaran (below) that crashed into a Proton Wira as he was trying to get away after he was shot.

In the 5pm incident, B. Sivaneswaran, 40, died on the spot after being hit by 10 of the 14 shots fired by one of two men in a silver Honda Civic, with fake registration number plates.

State police chief Datuk Osman Salleh said prior to the incident, the two suspects were seen outside the victim's house, waiting for him to come out.

"When the suspects saw the victim coming out of his house and getting into his Proton Gen 2, they drove towards him and fired several shots.

"The victim tried to escape by reversing his car.
"Unfortunately, the victim crashed into another car parked behind and the suspects took the opportunity to get out of their car and walk towards the victim and shot at him," he said when met at the scene.

Osman said initial investigations revealed that 14 shots were fired from a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, of which 10 shots hit the victim, especially on his right side.

"Efforts to track down the suspects are already ongoing, including getting a description from witnesses since the suspects were not wearing masks. We are not ruling out the possibility that the suspects were hired killers," he added.