Daytime shooting jolts Denpasar

DENPASAR, Bali: A daytime shooting shook the crowded Sudirman Agung downtown business center on Monday, but no fatalities were reported in the incident.

The bullet, believed to have been fired from an FN-46 pistol using a silencer, struck a shop window.

Police quickly secured the three-story building belonging to household equipment supplier PT Karya Insan Mulia Sejahtera. No arrests have been made.

No gunfire was heard, and people only became aware after a construction worker discovered the bullet lodged in a board on the ground floor. The board was located 10 meters from the shop's window.

The workers said they heard the window cracking but thought it was caused by improper installation.

Marlialim, PT Karya's supervisor, told The Jakarta Post one of the construction workers, Purwoto, 48, could have been killed if he had been standing on the eastern side of the room, where the board is located.

"Nobody knows why the workers decided to move to the western side just before the shooting," Marlialim said.

A preliminary investigation shows the bullet was fired from close range, said Capt. Wayan Surpa Winaya of the Sabhara riot police. (zen/edt)