<![CDATA[Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel]]>he drove off when stopped by the police 1) because there was drugs in the car 2) he has no driving licence 3) he was a wanted man…he was definitely guilty…but to leave his widow to bring up a young child alone is pitiful.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/82920/man-shot-dead-near-shangri-la-hotelRSS for NodeSun, 03 May 2026 02:13:27 GMTThu, 04 Jun 2015 13:29:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:23:41 GMT]]>:scratchhead: Just curious, why would they need to rent a car just to drive into Sentosa for their staycation and then park there for the next 2 days. Makes no economic sense, especially since the wife mentioned that her husband, the sole breadwinner, could only do odd jobs due to his past records.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518325https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518325Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:23:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:31:29 GMT]]>Cos I recall if a vehicle is used for nefarious purposes, govt can impound the car, no?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518274https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518274Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:31:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:18:20 GMT]]>

hquek:
Curious question. Article mention she rented the car. Does it mean the car will be impounded even though the rental co could not have known it was going to be shot at or used for drug trafficking?

I think so. Wonder if they have special insurance to cover that.
for those who have been illegally renting out their cars....think again!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518267https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518267Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:18:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:44:15 GMT]]>Curious question. Article mention she rented the car. Does it mean the car will be impounded even though the rental co could not have known it was going to be shot at or used for drug trafficking?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518259https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518259Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:44:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:12:53 GMT]]>

nicnac:
Hmm, according to the Chinese papers, the wife said that the car was rented by her. They were going to Sentosa for a stay cation and she rented the car with the intention of driving there. That fatal night, the couple had an argument and the husband took the car keys and left the house. She said he probably did not want to aggravate matters and thus went for a car ride to cool down.

According to her, the husband had driven a car without license several times in the past.
She, however, insisted that she had always been the main driver.... Because her husband did not have a driving license.
To her, he was just at the wrong place, at the wrong time.
Further details in ST says that he drive without license to go take drugs with his buddies. He was a wanted man for criminal intimidation. The wife said she knew he would end up like that ... just that she had no chance to kiss him good bye. They used to take party drugs together until she was pregnant and just married recently after the birth of the baby. They were prepaid for him to be jailed for a year then start a new life ....but he was caught running away. If he just surrendered -would have prevented a further tragedy

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518234https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518234Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:12:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:05:48 GMT]]>Hmm, according to the Chinese papers, the wife said that the car was rented by her. They were going to Sentosa for a stay cation and she rented the car with the intention of driving there. That fatal night, the couple had an argument and the husband took the car keys and left the house. She said he probably did not want to aggravate matters and thus went for a car ride to cool down.

According to her, the husband had driven a car without license several times in the past.
She, however, insisted that she had always been the main driver… Because her husband did not have a driving license.
To her, he was just at the wrong place, at the wrong time.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518228https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518228Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:05:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:11:28 GMT]]>Let this be a lesson to anyone who thinks they can get away with wrong doings and our police force is just for show only.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518212https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518212Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:11:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Wed, 03 Jun 2015 04:17:11 GMT]]>that one bullet killed the driver...such precision :salute:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517505https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517505Wed, 03 Jun 2015 04:17:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:55:41 GMT]]>even after the police shot at the car, it took some time before it came to a halt. since the driver endangered the lives of the police, there was no other option but to shoot. also, what if the driver was a suicide bomber?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517367https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517367Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:55:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:53:07 GMT]]>Could be "Gurkha efficiency"?


The blasting of SPF on their FB by the dead driver’s widow thickens the plot.

Wife alleged he had no driving licence so he panicked and tried to escape from the police. Hmmm…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517266https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517266Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:53:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:38:25 GMT]]>

havok_ex:
This couldnt have been avoided. Look at the facts:


1. The area was highly guarded, the people they were guarding were high value targets.

2. The man did not stop at the police checkpoint and drove through the barriers. The police could only assume the worst. No, they could not 'check first'. How do you check if the person is a terrorist when he is going full speed ahead into a protected area?

3. The police could not have just shot the tires out. A car with tires shot out can still move and can still be driven. It would have still been a threat. The police priority was to stop the car ASAP before it reached the delegates. It could have only been done one way.
Typical \"SG efficiency \" - only one bullet was needed through the windscreen to get him

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517265https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517265Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:38:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:09:04 GMT]]>This couldnt have been avoided. Look at the facts:


1. The area was highly guarded, the people they were guarding were high value targets.

2. The man did not stop at the police checkpoint and drove through the barriers. The police could only assume the worst. No, they could not ‘check first’. How do you check if the person is a terrorist when he is going full speed ahead into a protected area?

3. The police could not have just shot the tires out. A car with tires shot out can still move and can still be driven. It would have still been a threat. The police priority was to stop the car ASAP before it reached the delegates. It could have only been done one way.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517249https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1517249Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:09:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:19:16 GMT]]>

Jennifer:


Won't be surprised if the delivery was supposed to be nearby.
Going to such a http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSSIN135004?irpc=932??
[quote]Suspects identified in shooting incident near Shangri-La Hotel
Police have identified the three suspects involved in a shooting incident near Shangri-La Hotel at Orange Grove Road on Sunday (May 31). The driver, who was shot dead, was wanted for failing to turn up in court.

POSTED: 01 Jun 2015 03:38 UPDATED: 01 Jun 2015 03:48


SINGAPORE: Police have identified the three Singaporean suspects involved in a shooting incident in the wee hours of Sunday (May 31) near the Shangri-La Hotel at Orange Grove Road, the venue of a high-profile security summit.

In a statement posted on Facebook at about 2am on Monday, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the 34-year-old driver of the Subaru Impreza that suddenly accelerated towards officers after being stopped for a security check, was Mohamed Taufik Zahar. He is wanted for \"failing to attend court for an offence of criminal intimidation\" and has a history of drugs, as well as other criminal records, police stated.

\" Despite repeated warnings to stop, the vehicle continued to drive dangerously across the security checkpoint and headed towards the secured venue. Officers fired at the vehicle to stop it from causing harm to others and from proceeding further,\" SPF had said.

The passengers in the car are Mohamed Ismail, 31, and Muhammad Syahid Mohamed Yasni, 26, who were arrested following the incident. Mohamed Ismail, who was injured in the skirmish, is also wanted for drug related offences and for failing to stop at a roadblock, police said. Both Muhammad Syahid Mohamed Yasin and him also have a history of drugs and criminal records, SPF added.

The two men are being investigated by Central Narcotics Bureau for drug-related offences and will be charged later on Monday for a drug trafficking offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Police earlier said substances believed to be controlled drugs and an item, believed to be a drug-taking utensil, were found on the two men arrested. A bag containing white powdery substances, believed to be controlled drugs was also recovered from the vehicle.

The Special Investigation Section of Criminal Investigation Department is investigating the death of Mohamed Taufik Zahar as part of the Coroner's Inquiry process, police said. \"All shooting cases are treated seriously and will be thoroughly investigated by the Police,\" SPF added.

Police have said the incident was not terror-related, and Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has said the police did the right thing in their handling of the perceived threat, \"ever vigilant to the fact that this could have been a terrorist plot\".

- CNA[/quote]

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516385https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516385Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:19:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 13:38:34 GMT]]>

pirated:
Do they use mirror to scan the bottom of the cars still ?

i'm not surprised they still do that for high security meetings involving VIPS from overseas. drama outside the hotel while VIPS are inside sleeping.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516291https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516291Sun, 31 May 2015 13:38:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 11:36:09 GMT]]>Do they use mirror to scan the bottom of the cars still ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516233https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516233Sun, 31 May 2015 11:36:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 09:57:12 GMT]]>

janet88:
Nebbermind:

Am I the only one who's curious what slmkhoo was doing there at 5.30am? :scratchhead:


I am equally curious. 530am on a Sunday?

Very legitimate! Sending a daughter to school for a school trip. Meeting up time at 5.30am to leave school at 6am! After that, my husband and I went home to sleep some more. It was my first time being in the Orchard Rd area at that time, and I was surprised to see so many people trying to get taxis. I guess they had been out all night? There was 1 guy, probably drunk, who was in the 2nd lane from the left waving his arms wildly, and cars were swerving around him. Luckily for him traffic was light.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516207https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516207Sun, 31 May 2015 09:57:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 09:08:46 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
Am I the only one who's curious what slmkhoo was doing there at 5.30am? :scratchhead:

I am equally curious. 530am on a Sunday?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516182https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516182Sun, 31 May 2015 09:08:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 08:43:46 GMT]]>Police already beefed up the security outside RGS for past few days. Saw couple of police were on standby and allowed cars and taxis to proceed. The rest like trucks and pickups had barrier to entry.


To think about it, couldn’t figure out why the driver chose to go thru Ardmore Park when he and passengers would have noticed the beefing up situation before heading to Anderson Rd.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516174https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516174Sun, 31 May 2015 08:43:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 08:28:54 GMT]]>

MrsKiasu:
:nunchuk:
Nebbermind:

[quote=\"ChiefKiasu\"]It sounds like a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, which is always a bad idea if you are carrying drugs.


Or maybe, he's in the right place at the right time :siam:

Agree. Imagine all these went into the market. But but..near quite high class residential places ..from there or just passing by :yikes:[/quote]
Won't be surprised if the delivery was supposed to be nearby.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516167https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516167Sun, 31 May 2015 08:28:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 08:13:20 GMT]]>Am I the only one who's curious what slmkhoo was doing there at 5.30am? :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516157https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516157Sun, 31 May 2015 08:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 07:48:32 GMT]]>:nunchuk:

Nebbermind:
ChiefKiasu:

It sounds like a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, which is always a bad idea if you are carrying drugs.


Or maybe, he's in the right place at the right time :siam:

Agree. Imagine all these went into the market. But but..near quite high class residential places ..from there or just passing by :yikes:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516143https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516143Sun, 31 May 2015 07:48:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 07:39:39 GMT]]>There are security protocols to adhere to. Different responses for different threat levels. Crashing the party like that…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516135https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516135Sun, 31 May 2015 07:39:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man shot dead near Shangri-La Hotel on Sun, 31 May 2015 07:29:40 GMT]]>No wonder there was such a high police presence there this morning! I was there at 5.30am and we weren’t allowed to turn into Anderson Rd although we had been earlier told that the road was accessible. We thought it was because of the Shangri-La meetings. I thought the no. of police there was rather over-the-top for that time of the morning.


I guess the police opened fire because of the fear of a terrorist attack given that there are so many VVIPs in that area these few days. If it had been another time and place, they may have not reacted so quickly or violently.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516129https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516129Sun, 31 May 2015 07:29:40 GMT