Hotel shooting still a mystery

Hotel shooting still a mystery

JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police detectives are baffled by
late Sunday's shooting that shattered the glass entrance doors of
three-star Hotel Ancol on Jl. R.E. Martadinata.

"There's no progress from the police about the shooting," the
hotel's on-duty manager, Sofwan, told The Jakarta Post on
Tuesday.

North Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro said a
day earlier that his office was awaiting results from the
National Police Forensics Laboratory on two bullets found at the
site.

"We're still waiting for the results. So there's no progress
on the case at the moment," officer Wisjnu said.

Police confiscated the two CIS bullets shortly after the
shooting occurred at 11 p.m. on Sunday.

The officer said the bullets were mostly used by bird hunters
in air rifles.

Wisjnu suspected the culprits were youngsters who took
potshots at the hotel while driving on the toll road in front of
the hotel.

He said his officers were told by hotel management that there
were no labor disputes or problems with business rivals which
could have led to the shooting.

"The management also told us that there were no recent
employee dismissals at the hotel," Wisjnu said.

Nobody was hurt in the shooting, but the bullets shattered the
10-millimeter-thick glass door.

Hotel security guard Pendi Wahyudi said he believed the shots
were from a passing gray Kijang van.

Hotel employees and frightened guests scattered in panic after
the incident.

Pendi told a local daily that he tried to calm guests by
saying the damage was caused by a drunk guest.

"But the incident has not affected our business at all,"
Sofwan said.(emf)