Three men shot during separate city robberies

Three men shot during separate city robberies

JAKARTA (JP): Three men were shot, two to death, in three
separate robbery incidents in the capital on Wednesday.

Police detectives have yet to identify the passenger of a
Mitsubishi Kuda van, who, while immobilized in heavy traffic,
shot a man who was busy stealing his van's side-mirror. The
incident took place in front of Ganesha Bank on Jl. Hayam Wuruk
in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.

"The dead man was later identified as Lutfi, alias Cuping. His
two accomplices, who had been with him during the attempted
theft, fled after hearing gunfire," Gambir police subprecinct
chief Comr. Nurhadi told reporters.

Quoting eyewitnesses, Nurhadi said Cuping had managed to run a
few meters after getting shot, and then he collapsed suddenly,
and died. Police found the side-view mirror on Cuping, along with
two syringes.

Nurhadi said police had no clue as to who the individual who
fired the gun was, and were still investigating the case.

Meanwhile, two unidentified men shot a driver, Agus Norwina,
31, to death, on Jl. Karang Tritis, Ancol, North Jakarta, and
made away with the Escudo van belonging to his employer.

North Jakarta Police detectives said that Agus was waiting
with the van for his boss outside a Chinese elementary school on
Jl. Karang Tritis. Agus' employer reportedly wanted to pick up
her kid from school.

"Suddenly, two men approached Agus, one shot him in the chest,
and left him dying," a detective said.

In a separate development, East Jakarta Police detectives are
looking for four men over the shooting of a man in a Rp 100
million (US$9,200) midday robbery on Jl. I Gusti Ngurah Rai in
Jatinegara, East Jakarta.

Chief of detectives Adj. Comr. Agus Irianto identified the
victim as Edi Afrizal, 30, the owner of a jewelry shop,
specializing in gold, who was shot in his thigh.

"Edi got a good look at the man who fired the gun, reportedly
a Colt revolver, at about 1:10 p.m. We are still investigating
this case," Agus told reporters on Wednesday.

Agus said that Edi was returning to his jewelry shop, Sinar
Agung, in Jatinegara, from another similar type shop in Klender,
East Jakarta, where he had just sold gold jewelry for Rp 100
million.

"He was returning to his shop with relatives, Dedi and Helmy,
in their Escudo van of registration number B 358 NY. When they
reached Jl. I Gusti Ngurah Rai, two motorcycles appeared out of
nowhere, and fired at Edi's car window," Agus told reporters.

"Edi was hit in the thigh. We are still searching for the
robbers. Edi is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in
East Jakarta."

It was the seventh armed robbery took place in the City
Police's jurisdiction since the beginning of March. (ylt/01)