Police shoot dead two more men

Police shoot dead two more men

JAKARTA (JP): Two more men were shot dead by police yesterday
in West and Central Jakarta for resisting arrest, taking the
number of alleged criminals shot dead in the city this year to
34.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said Suheri, alias
Udin Buntung, 29, was shot by police in West Jakarta at about 3
a.m.

"He was shot in a house on Jl. KH. Mas Mansur, in Tambora,
when he tried to stab officers who were trying to arrest him. He
ignored the warning shots," Aritonang said.

He said Suheri lived on Jl. Sawah Lio Dalam, in Jembatan Lima,
West Jakarta, and had been wanted for several robberies.

An officer shot him twice in the chest after firing two
warning shots, he said.

Aritonang said police rushed Suheri to Kramat Jati Police
Hospital but he died there at about 5 a.m.

The second man to be shot yesterday was identified as Hendri,
alias Kablo, 23. He was shot on Jl. Veteran in the early morning.

"Suheri was shot on Jl. Veteran as he tried to escape after
the officers told him to take them to his accomplices' hideouts,"
Aritonang said.

"The man was also wanted by police for his part in several
robberies. Police have been looking for him for three months,"
he said.

Hendri, who served eight months in jail for a robbery last
year, was shot in the back.

Police said Hendri was a known pickpocket leader who operated
in Banteng, Central Jakarta.

On Saturday, the police shot dead a man involved in cow thefts
in North Jakarta.

Sudarmaji, 34, was shot dead in his alleged hideout on Jl.
Jembatan Trading, in Penjaringan for resisting arrest.

At least 34 alleged criminals have been shot dead by police
this year. Police say all of them were shot while resisting
arrest.

Last year police shot dead 46 alleged criminals for the same
reason.

The shootings have drawn a mixed reaction from the public.
(jun/cst)