One shot dead, 3 injured in grocery store shootout

One shot dead, 3 injured in grocery store shootout

JAKARTA (JP): In a dramatic shootout, four men were shot, one
to death, both inside and outside a minimarket located in the
building of the Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor) on Jl. Kramat
Raya in Central Jakarta on Sunday evening.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Sr. Comr. Mathius Salempang said
on Sunday that the shootings had claimed the life of marine
officer Chief. Sgt. Aliman, 44, who had shot a police officer,
and was shot back in turn, to death.

"Police had arrived in Senen to quell a clash between two
unidentified groups... while we were trying to calm both groups
down, one man took out a gun, and shot one of my officers, Agus
S.," Mathius said on Sunday.

"Agus shot back, and the man who shot him, fell."

Mathius did not deny or confirm the involvement of Ansor, the
youth wing of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul
Ulama (NU).

Sources at the Central Jakarta Police identified the other
three men who were shot as Adj. First. Insp. Agus Sunardi, an
officer of the Central Jakarta Police; civilians Rustam and
Silvester, who were shot in the chest and hand respectively.

Five people are being questioned over the shootings.

A source said that the incident started with one meeting.

He said that Ansor Chief in Demak, Central Java, Ashadi, and
NU auxiliary group (Banser) chief of the Karang Tengah district
in Demak, Iswanto, had taken Aliman with them, to meet with Ansor
head Office Chief in Jakarta, Aris Junaidi, at 6 p.m. on Sunday.

"The three wanted to meet Aris, to discuss accommodation fees
in some hotel, over some meeting... we don't understand, how they
actually started to fight," the source told The Jakarta Post.

"Therefore, to calm things down, Aliman took two Banser
members present in the Ansor head office, aside, to discuss the
matter. Aliman took them to the second floor of the office's
building, where the minimarket is."

Another police source said that at the minimarket, Aliman,
Rustam and Silvester started a verbal fight. Aliman, the source
said, had a gun and a sickle with him, which he took out, and put
on the top of the minimarket cashier's desk.

"Suddenly, Aliman took the gun, and shot both Rustam and
Silvester, inside the minimarket, shocking everybody. The two men
were hit in the chest and hand respectively. Someone immediately
notified the police," the source said.

"The police call was taken by First. Brig. Roni. Roni arrived
at the scene, and tried to speak with Aliman, who was already
outside the Ansor office. Aliman started showing the gun at
Roni's face. Agus Sunardi happened to be shopping in the area."

Agus, the source said, went behind Aliman and put his arm
around Aliman's neck, but Aliman was quick.

He immediately turned to face Agus, and shot him twice, the
source said.

"Once in the stomach and then the chest... while Agus was
falling, he took his gun and shot Aliman. Aliman was then mobbed
by masses. He died. Agus was taken first to Saint Carolus
Hospital, and then to the Kramatjati National Police hospital."
(ylt)