In the incident which took place at 4.30pm, an officer had attempted to stop two men in a black Nissan Teana who were said to be acting in a suspicious manner.

When the men ignored the order, the officer gave chase, firing at one of the car’s tyres.

According to police sources, the driver sped off with a punctured right tyre, driving against traffic up to Jalan Gombak.

The car was later found abandoned on a ramp near the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway.

Investigators said the driver and his passenger escaped although a forensics team found a packet of syabu in the car.

The incident was recorded in a video taken by a passerby which quickly went viral.

The police officer who confirmed it said more details would be released soon.

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