Guard shot dead in Depok

Guard shot dead in Depok

DEPOK: A security guard was shot dead by four unidentified men
who were allegedly trying to steal a motorcycle in front of a
boarding house on Jl. Margonda Raya, Depok, on Friday evening at
around 7:30 p.m.

Eyewitness Aang, a parking attendant, said that he told the
guard, Ateng, 35, that four men were behaving suspiciously and
seemed to be intending to steal a motorcycle at a nearby massage
parlor.

Ateng, after receiving the information, approached the men and
asked them what they were doing in the area. Suddenly, one of the
four men shot him.

"I heard two shots. Pak Ateng fell to the ground while the
four men ran in the direction of Jakarta," said another
eyewitness, Jamal.

Ateng, who had worked at the boarding house for eight years,
was rushed to Harapan Hospital in Depok but died on the way.

Jamal identified the suspects as well-built and wearing black
suits.

Chief of Beji Police subprecinct, Adj. Comr. Budiono, said
that he had deployed his officers to investigate the case.

"Some officers are pursuing the criminals. They seem to be
familiar with the area," he said. -- JP