Saudi security police chased and killed a wanted suspect and injured another in a shootout in a Riyadh district Monday, an official source was quoted as saying by the SPA.
The source at the Ministry of Interior said, "At 6:10 p.m. tonight the security forces detected a wanted car: Toyota, Hilux carrying stolen plates which was driven by two people in an eastern district of the city of Riyadh. Ignoring orders from the security patrol to stop, they started firing and fled away. Immediate chasing resulted in damaging their car. This was followed by an exchange of fire, resulting in the killing of one of them and the injury of the other. Their identities are currently under investigation."
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