Man shot dead in attempted robbery

Man shot dead in attempted robbery

JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta police detectives are searching for
three suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in
a robbery attempt on Saturday morning in Pondok Gede.

East Jakarta Police chief Col. Fabanxio identified the victim
as Anton Pudjaja, 69, who was shot in an attempted mugging when
he was trying to open the doors of his lubricants store on Jl.
Raya, Pondok Gede.

"We are still investigating the incident. We hope to find the
three men who did this to Anton soon," Fabanxio said at the crime
scene.

"Police found a .22 caliber bullet at the scene. The
registration number on a minivan at the scene belonged to another
car, a Mazda sedan, and not a Suzuki Espass minivan," he said.

Anton's driver, Ujang, said that at about 6:30 a.m. a blue
Suzuki Espass minivan with registration number B 2702 YZ, stopped
in front of Anton's store.

"Two men got out of the minivan, while the other one stayed
behind the wheel.

"One of the men who got out came up to Anton, asking about
tires and prices of different lubricants. The other man suddenly
caught hold of me round my neck, pointing a sickle at it. The man
who was speaking with Anton took out a gun and pointed it at
him," Ujang said.

"That man then shot my boss in the neck when he saw Hendra, my
boss's son, who came out of the house upon hearing the argument."

Local residents also ran to the scene when they heard the
gunshot, which frightened the suspects. (ylt/06)