Repeated offender shot to death

Muka Situmeang, a hard-core criminal, was shot to death by police as he was trying to escape on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Jakarta, at dawn on Monday.

According to police, Muka, 26, was involved in various armed robberies, thefts and other crimes and was jailed five times.

Suara Karya daily reported yesterday that in order to capture his accomplices, Muka took police to his gang's hideout on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan and was gunned down while trying to escape police.

The daily reported that the police had fired three warning shots into the air before shooting Muka's right leg. Despite the wound, Muka still tried to escape and the police then shot him in the shoulder and the head.(mas)