Selangor police chief Abdul Samah Mat said the incident happened at 4.05am after the 53-year-old man opened fire at a police patrol team following a car chase.

He said the patrol team from the Serious Crimes Division came across a black Citra car driven by a man in a suspicious manner.

“Realising the presence of the police, the man drove off fast but the police car gave chase. The car then skidded in Jalan Bukit Cerakah here.

“When policemen went towards the car, the man fired several shots at them and they returned fire in self-defence, shooting him dead,” he said at a press conference here.

Abdul Samah said police recovered a Browning semi-automatic pistol with three 9mm bullets in the magazine.

An inspection of the police patrol car revealed three bullet marks, he added.

He said the dead man was from Kuala Kangsar, Perak, and had committed 26 offences, including three cases of housebreaking, drugs and robbery.

“We believe he was a wanted criminal not only in Selangor but also in other states, such as Perak and Penang, for robbing people soon after they had withdrawn money from banks,” he said.