Man shot dead for robbery<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police officers shot dead late on
\nThursday in Tangerang a man who was allegedly a member of a group
\ninvolved in a series of robberies on public minivans.<\/p>\n
The man, identified as 25-year-old Herman, died from a single
\nshot to his chest after threatening to attack police officers who
\nwere trying to arrest him, city police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri
\nLubis said.<\/p>\n
His accomplice, 25-year-old Wesi, managed to flee after the
\ntwo were found on a minivan with a bag containing weapons,
\nofficer Lubis said.<\/p>\n
Lubis said that on Wednesday police arrested another member of
\nthe group, identified as Jamal, robbing minivan passengers with
\nhis accomplices on the Kota Bumi-Kali Deres route.<\/p>\n
Based on information provided by Jamal, police started a
\nsearch for other members of the group.<\/p>\n
"Jamal told police he did not know where Herman and Wesi
\nlived, but only knew where they worked," Lubis said.<\/p>\n
Police were told the two worked at an automotive workshop in
\nthe Soekarno-Hatta International Airport compound in Cengkareng.<\/p>\n
"When police detectives checked for them at the airport, the
\ntwo were on leave," Lubis said.<\/p>\n
Further information from Jamal then led police to the
\nKalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta, where the two wanted men
\nwere said to wait for public minivans to target.<\/p>\n
Herman and Wesi left the bus terminal on a minivan shortly
\nbefore police arrived.<\/p>\n
Police pursued the minivan and found it on Jl. Tanah Tinggi in
\nTangerang at around 9 p.m.<\/p>\n
It was unclear how many people were inside the minivan, but
\nLubis said the two criminals rushed out of the vehicle, carrying
\na bag containing sharp weapons.<\/p>\n
"Police fired a warning shot, telling them to drop their
\nweapons, but they ignored it," he said.<\/p>\n
Wesi immediately ran away, but Herman allegedly challenged the
\npolice to fight him.<\/p>\n
A police officer fired another warning shot, but Herman
\ncontinued to threaten the officers with a weapon.<\/p>\n
"When he came closer to one of the police detectives, another
\nofficer shot Herman in the chest," Lubis said. (emf)<\/p>",
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