Two gang members shot dead<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives shot dead two members of the
\nRed Axe gang who attempted to escape arrest early on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Police attempted to apprehend the two gang members after they
\nwere spotted robbing a motorist in front of the Sumber Waras
\nPsychiatric Hospital on Jl. Latumeten in Grogol, West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
West Jakarta Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr.
\nSyahardiantono said the two gang members, who remain
\nunidentified, appeared to be between 23 and 25 years of age.<\/p>\n
The gang received its name from its practice of robbing
\nmotorists while armed with red axes.<\/p>\n
Syahardiantono said a team of West Jakarta Police detectives
\nwere on patrol when they were alerted to the crime by the victim,
\nwho shouted for help.<\/p>\n
Several detectives, led by Second. Insp. Wahyu, jumped out of
\ntheir patrol vehicle and ordered the fleeing suspects to stop,
\nbut the two suspects ignored, and the police shot them.<\/p>\n
Police retrieved two red axes from the bodies, as well as a
\ncellular phone and a wallet belonging to the robbery victim,
\nSuryono, 25, a resident of Jl. Jembatan Besi in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to the police, Suryono was traveling to Kota from
\nthe direction of Jl. Daan Mogot when he became caught in traffic
\ncongestion in front of the Sumber Waras hospital, as a number of
\nvehicles attempted to make a U-turn.<\/p>\n
The two gang members then appeared on both sides of Suryono's
\ncar and ordered him to hand over his cellular phone, wallet and
\nwatch.<\/p>\n
After handing over his valuables, Suryono shouted for help
\nwhen he spotted the nearby police car. (01)<\/p>",
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