TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A motorcycle thief was shot dead by the police when he was trying to steal a motorcycle in Ciketing village, Bekasi, on Friday evening (2/12).
"The thief was dead after the police shot him in the stomach and the waist and he died on the spot,” said Head of Public Relations Sub-Division of Bekasi Resort Police Erna Ruswing in Bekasi, Saturday.
Erna added that the incident happened at 8 pm when the thief was trying to steal a motorcycle owned by Sahat Manongan Tambunan. The thief tried to escape with the stolen motorcycle but the residents caught him. The thief was identified as Yusup (33) from Lampung.
"The body has been taken to the hospital for autopsy,” Erna said.
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