Thief shot dead in Bekasi

Thief shot dead in Bekasi

JAKARTA (JP): A 28-year-old man was shot dead Tuesday night
after stealing a motorcycle at a housing complex in Bekasi, an
officer said.

City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said the victim,
Hermansyah, entered the residence of A. Cholihin in Jatibening
estate at 4 p.m. and took the motorcycle parked in the yard.

He said police, who searched for the suspected thief soon
after receiving a robbery report, found Hermansyah on Jl. Jati
Karya at 7 p.m.

"We shot him because he was trying to attack the officers,"
said Aritonang.

Forensic expert Zulhasmar Syamsu at Cipto Mangunkusumo
Hospital in Jakarta performed a postmortem examination on the
body and found gunshot wounds to Hermansyah's head and left leg.

"There were also bruises and cuts on his head, torso, arms and
legs," he said.

He said Hermansyah's wrists were red, an indication that the
alleged thief may have been handcuffed. (09/cst)