Police nabs suspect after 8km high-speed chase, two shots fired

Police had to fire two shots during an 8km chase from Kulim, Kedah to a residential area in Taman Bukit Indah after a suspect tried to ram a patrol car in an incident at about 9.15pm yesterday.

According to Seberang Perai Tengah District police chief ACP Tan Cheng San, the 24-year-old man who drove a Proton Wira was stopped by patrol officers from the Kulim District police headquarters due to his suspicious demeanour, leading him to panic and speed off towards the residential area.