A MAN was shot dead by a police officer at the North-East Line platform in Outram Park MRT station at about 3.35 pm on Thursday.
An eyewitness, who saw the shooting incident, told The Straits Times that he was waiting at the platform for a Punggol-bound train, when he heard a policeman running after the man and shouting at him.
"Moments later, there was a commotion. Then I saw the policeman drawing his gun and shooting the man in the chest. It was very scary!" said Mr Henley Ho, 32, who was waiting on the NEL platform.
Police spokesman Danny Tan later told reporters at the scene that the man, aged 43, had tried to attack the cop with a dagger. The weapon was found near the man's slumped body, now covered with a white plastic sheet.
The spokesman said the man had earlier stabbed a middle-aged man at Jalan Kukoh, not far away from the Outram Park MRT station, over a dispute.
The dead man's nationality is not known.
Train services at the station were not disrupted but passengers had to alight further away from the cordoned area.
OMG LA!!!
in singapore!
singapore is getting more and more dangerous.
if you are thinking its mas selamat,
no, its not mas selamat.
its someone else!
scary!
An eyewitness, who saw the shooting incident, told The Straits Times that he was waiting at the platform for a Punggol-bound train, when he heard a policeman running after the man and shouting at him.
"Moments later, there was a commotion. Then I saw the policeman drawing his gun and shooting the man in the chest. It was very scary!" said Mr Henley Ho, 32, who was waiting on the NEL platform.
Police spokesman Danny Tan later told reporters at the scene that the man, aged 43, had tried to attack the cop with a dagger. The weapon was found near the man's slumped body, now covered with a white plastic sheet.
The spokesman said the man had earlier stabbed a middle-aged man at Jalan Kukoh, not far away from the Outram Park MRT station, over a dispute.
The dead man's nationality is not known.
Train services at the station were not disrupted but passengers had to alight further away from the cordoned area.
OMG LA!!!
in singapore!
singapore is getting more and more dangerous.
if you are thinking its mas selamat,
no, its not mas selamat.
its someone else!
scary!
