Armed robbery remains mystery

Armed robbery remains mystery

TANGERANG (JP): Local police detectives are still in the dark
about the recent shooting of a goldsmith trader, who was also a
used car broker, by two men in front of the victim's house in
Karawaci.

"We're still tracing the suspects' hideout to find the real
motive, which is believed to have been an armed robbery," a
senior Tangerang police detective, who refused to be identified,
said yesterday.

According to Tangerang Police Chief Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna,
the two projectiles found by detectives at the crime scene had
already been sent to the National Police's forensic department
for further examination.

Police have not yet identified the suspects.

The shooting and robbery took place at Perumnas II housing
complex on Jl. Tembaga Raya No. 5 on Monday, police said.

The victim, identified as Duke Sastra, 45, had just arrived
home with his sister-in-law, Een, 18, and servant Otin, 24, from
his goldsmith store in Pasar Malabar when two men on a motorcycle
rushed to the garage and insisted he get out of the car
immediately, said the police.

The officers quoted Een as saying that one of the robbers
pointed a gun at her employer's head while the other grabbed a
bag containing cash and jewelry from Otin.

"When Een tried to guard the bag, the armed suspect in a white
shirt fired the gun," said Otin.

Sastra was shot in the neck.

The two robbers fled on their Yamaha RX King motorcycle as
neighbors and the victim's wife rushed to the scene, police said.
(41/bsr)