Det-Insp. Loh Kung-sung, senior Chinese detective attached to Bub-dung Well police station, was shot at 520 pin. y as he was leaving his Chengtu Road home on his way to see a friend. Struck by four small-calibre bullets, the veteran detective sagged to the ground and was rushed to the Police hospital where he expired at 715 pin. The gunman responsible for the crime decamped after dropping the weapon with which he had done the shooting. Up to a late hour last night he had not been arrested.
Detectives attached to Chengtu Road station who are in charge of and investigations fail to account for the motive of the murder since the de-ased, who had an excellent record, had no political affiliations, nor was he known to have any other enemies. He had been with the SMP. for about 20 years. idea-Insp. Loh had left Bubbling Well police station at 415 p.m. and returned to his home on Chengtu Road near Taku Road. At 5.15 p.m. he left the premises to call on a friend. He had not yet arrived at the intersection of Taku Road when a volley of shots rang out injuring him seriously. Policemen near the scene immediately rushed up to him and Jan emergency ambulance was summoned. Several doctors did their utmost at the Police hospital to save his life but their efforts were in vain.
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