A teenager hit by a stray police bullet: Elsye Sonia Megatadu,

A teenager hit by a stray police bullet: Elsye Sonia Megatadu,
18, was shot in the upper leg while awaiting a bus home from her
school in Permai, Koja, North Jakarta, on Thursday. She is now
being treated at Koja Hospital. The bullet was fired by a traffic
police officer, First Insp. Envile Coty, when he was in hot
pursuit of Yusron, 30, who had just hit a pedestrian in his
vehicle and was later found to be in possession of a quarter gram
of putaw (low grade heroin). The officer fired six bullets, the
fifth of which richoceted of the ground and hit Elsye. The police
have said they will cover all Elsye's medical costs.