KULIM: A secondary school teacher was killed after being shot nine times at point blank range by an unidentified gunman here today.

The victim, K. Shanmugam, 45, from Taman Bidara was travelling in his silver Toyota Wish when he stopped at a red light near Simpang Empat Keladi here.

A witness who wanted to be known as Mat Lin said in the 12.20pm incident, two men on a black Yamaha LC motorcycle approached the left side of the vehicle before one of them whipped out a gun and fired nine shots, hitting the victim.

“I knew about the incident after the victim’s car, which was behind my car, suddenly moved forward and hit my bumper,” he said.

A police spokesman said Shanmugam was found dead at the front passenger seat of the vehicle, succumbing to injuries from multiple gunshots.

The spokesman said the assailant was believed to be armed with a 9mm automatic pistol and police had retrieved nine bullet shells at the scene.

The motive for the shooting has yet to be determined and the case has been classified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Police urged those with information on the incident to contact the nearest police station.

– NST