Shooter at MUI Headquarters Dies at Crime Scene

Translator

Ricky Mohammad Nugraha

Editor

Laila Afifa

Selasa, 2 Mei 2023 16:40 WIB

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Commissioner Komarudin on Tuesday announced that the gunman who shot a number of rounds at the headquarters of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in Jakarta’s Menteng area died at the scene.

“The suspect died,” Komarudin confirmed on May 2, Antaranews reported.

According to initial reports, the shooter was a lone attacker and was armed with a handgun.

Police suspect there are victims in the shooting at the MUI headquarters, which took place at 10:30 Indonesia Western Time (WIB). Law enforcers are currently conducting a thorough crime scene investigation and questioning a number of witnesses.

Images of a glass door at the MUI headquarters ransacked spread online on Tuesday morning. A photo of a black handgun accompanied the images at the scene and an alleged office employee who is believed to be a victim in the shooting.

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