Robbers shoot two residents

Robbers shoot two residents

BEKASI: Six armed men mistakenly entered a rented house
occupied by Jimmy Kisan, 48, who was watching a live soccer match
with his neighbor Feri, 20, in the early hours of Friday morning,
asking for the keys of a near-new Kijang minivan parked outside.

However, the car owner, Alex Kisan, lived next door with his
wife, Syeni. Hearing the commotion in his neighbors, Alex became
alarmed and tried to flee the house as three of the robbers broke
the front door in, while the others waited outside on three
motorcycles.

The robbers, who were armed, shot Alex in the behind, but Alex
kept on shouting to alert the neighbors.

The robbers then decided to beat a retreat, firing at a group
of residents of Jl. Cempaka II, Jatibening, Pondok Gede district,
who were approaching Alex's house. Hazizah, who was holding her
baby, was shot in the leg.

According to Alex, the robbers were armed with automatic
pistols.

Pondok Gede police are now combing the densely populated
Jatibening area for the gang. -- JP