Austrian tourist shot dead in KL

Austrian tourist shot dead in KL

KUALA LUMPUR (UPI): An Austrian tourist was shot dead yesterday in front of his hotel room by a well-dressed gunman and his accomplice, said City Police Superintendent Osman Yusof.

Rudolf Gruber, 57, who arrived in Malaysia for a visit two days earlier, had just returned from a tour of Malaysia's historic city when he was shot twice in the chest in the early morning hours, he said.

Hotel staff rushed him to the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police declined to reveal the identity of the victim's wife and stated that the motive for the attack was not known.

A couple from Cape Town who was in their room two doors away, said they heard people shouting, but did not hear any gunshots.