Officer questioned in traffic shooting

Officer questioned in traffic shooting

JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Military Police confiscated the FN-45
gun of Chief Sergeant Ismail Husen and took him in late Friday
night for questioning over the alleged shooting of a man in the
Gembor subdistrict of Jatiuwung, Tangerang, on Friday evening,
said a city police spokesman.

Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said it was strongly suspected that
Ismail, who is with the Teluk Naga Military Subdistrict Command
(Koramil), shot Aris A.S., 30, simply because he was angry that
his motorcycle could not get ahead of Aris' Feroza jeep in the
heavy traffic on Jl. Gatot Subroto in Tangerang, on Friday.

"It's either that, or Aris Feroza slid by Ismail's motorcycle
in the heavy traffic," Zainuri told reporters.

As reported earlier, Tangerang police detectives had the shell
of an .8 millimeter caliber bullet and the registration number of
a motorcycle used by an unidentified person to shoot down a man.

"The victim is being operated on for a gunshot wound at the
Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital right now," Tangerang police chief
Lt. Col. Pudji Hartanto said on Friday night.

"It was a traffic misunderstanding... or something of that
sort. We are still investigating this case and have yet to find
the real motive for this shooting."

A resident of the Bumi housing complex in the Pasar Kemis,
Tangerang, Aris was shot on the right side of his back, in the
neighborhood community 04 of Gembor, Jatiuwung, on Friday.

The bullet went through his chest and pierced his left arm.

He was wheeled into the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's
emergency unit at 8:40 p.m.

Zainuri said Aris, a father of two, was accompanied by his
brother Rohman while they were returning home from Aris's
workplace in Tangerang.

"Aris' car was going forward very slowly. Suddenly, a
motorcycle, ridden by Ismail, slid past. Witnesses at the crime
scene saw Ismail stopping his motorcycle right in front of Aris'
jeep. Ismail angrily told Aris to get down," Zainuri said.

"Aris got down from the car and was immediately showered with
beatings by the suspect."

Feeling very uncomfortable and embarrassed, Aris offered to
take the matter to a more quiet place elsewhere.

"Aris was about to get into his car when Ismail took out his
FN-45 gun and shot Aris in the back from a distance of two
meters," Zainuri said.

Residents nearby immediately alerted the Jatiuwung police
station. Jatiuwung police chief First. Lt. Budi Hernawan arrived
at the crime scene to secure it and called in for an ambulance to
rush the victim to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.

Tangerang police officers arrived on Friday evening at the
suspect's home to question him over the motive of the shooting.

"The suspect informed the police officers that his superiors
were handling the case. He refused to speak," Zainuri said.

Tangerang Military Police arrested Ismail at his house late
Friday evening. (ylt/06)