Man shot for stealing hens

Man shot for stealing hens

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Police shot and killed a man
who resisted arrest on charges of the theft of four hens in
Sungai Tabuk subdistrict.

Spokesman for the South and Central Kalimantan police command,
Lt. Col. Suryo Sudewo, said the suspected thief was a notorious
repeat offender.

Suryo said the man escaped from the police escort on their way
to the local police precinct and ignored warning shots. When he
stumbled and fell, he tried to snatch a gun from the police, he
said.

"It was during the ensuing tumult that he was wounded in the
left side of his chest," he said as quoted by Antara.

The four officers involved in the incident are being
questioned. (pan)