Escapee shot dead

JAKARTA: A fugitive, who escaped from the Senen Police detention cell along with 23 other detainees on May 10, was gunned down on Saturday for trying to resist arrest.

The 23-year-old escapee, identified as Hendra Yudi alias Deni, was found by police officers patrolling near a drinks stall in the Kemayoran area in Central Jakarta, Senen Police chief Comr. Victor Sihombing said on Saturday.

He said that Hendra had tried to escape when the police approached, and ignored the officers' warning shots before he was shot dead.

Before shooting Deni, the police had arrested 15 of the escapees and Deni was one of the remaining nine. There are still eight escapees at large. --JP