Gunman in Malaysia tries to shoot his wife, critically injures her bodyguard at Kuala Lumpur airport, flees scene
- The shooter, who was thought to be targeting his wife in the arrivals’ hall, hit her bodyguard and then fled the scene, according to police
- The woman’s personal bodyguard is in critical condition, according to Malaysian authorities
A man attempting to shoot his wife at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday instead left her personal bodyguard in critical condition, Malaysian authorities said.
Police were investigating the rare shooting in connection to a domestic dispute and said it was not related to terrorism.
The shooter, who was thought to be targeting his wife in the arrivals’ hall, hit her bodyguard and then fled the scene, according to police.
“The suspect fired two shots before hitting a local man who was a bodyguard, causing the victim to suffer injuries to the abdomen,” Selangor state police chief Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement.
Criminal Investigation Department Director Shuhaily Zain added: “The man actually intended to shoot towards his wife.”
Officers were searching for a 38-year-old Malaysian man who had previously been arrested for threatening his wife.
Following the threats, the woman hired bodyguards last year, according to Shuhaily.