A grand funeral was held for the 42-year-old man who was shot to death at a restaurant when having lunch with his friends.
The Facebook page of Guan Sheng Temple Association in Johor shared the obituary of the victim, Chen Jin Wen (transliteration), who also worked as a debt collector. It is also revealed that Chen was an important member of the association.
The association stated in the post that the deceased was the association’s Board of Works and the identity of the deceased was also confirmed in the notice of the memorial ceremony.
The deceased’s funeral was held at the Johor Chinese Association’s Mian Yu Ting Funeral Parlor. The deceased’s relatives booked 4 air-conditioned halls to set up the funeral hall, and more than 100 electronic wreaths were lined up in two rows.
The post also stated that Chen was a “great hero in his generation.”
Most of these wreaths displayed the words, “Rest in peace, big boss.”
Over 50 relatives and friends in black outfits were at the Sultan Ismail Hospital to retrieve Chen’s body before the funeral, with police personnel also present to guard the scene, reported Sin Chew and China Press.
Chen was shot 4 times in Johor Bahru by a masked man who came on a motorcycle. Chen walked away from his table to pick up a phone call, and that was when the gunman opened fire before fleeing the scene within 10 seconds.
Despite the abundance of CCTV cameras around the area, PDRM said it was difficult to identify the shooter as he was dressed in a hoodie, sunglasses, and a face mask.
A special task force has been set up to investigate the matter, and the police also urged the public not to come up with any speculation.
