KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 -- A man died after jumping from the third floor of a residential building while attempting to escape during a police raid at a unit along Jalan Gombak here last night.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said authorities received a report about the incident at 9.07pm, Harian Metro reported today.

He said a police team had been carrying out a raid at the residence in connection with a motorcycle theft case when the incident occurred.

"During the raid, two suspects attempted to flee by jumping from the third floor of the building.

"One of them, a 52-year-old local man, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other survived," he said in a statement today.

Fadil added that police also detained 12 indi...