Jayapura, Papua – Cops have actually questioned three witnesses in the November 20, 2020 shooting in Puncak district, Papua province, which left one 16- year-old student dead and another hurt.
Two of the witnesses questioned were district heads, chief of the Puncak district authorities, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Decky Saragih informed on Tuesday.
He stated cops are yet to recognize the wrongdoers of the fatal shooting occurrence in Puncak district’s hinterland.
Manus Murib, who was hurt in the attack and is being treated at the Timika basic healthcare facility, had told police the shooters were dressed in black vests and helmets, he added.
Atanius Murib, the 16- year-old trainee who was eliminated in the shooting, has been buried in his hometown, Saragih notified.
His body was left on Monday (November 23, 2020), he said.
Saragih had exposed earlier that Manus Murib survived the shooting after pretending to be dead. Prior to his evacuation to Timika, he had informed police that he and Atanius Murib were assaulted on their method to Agandume subdistrict.
The 2 trainees were shot from a height in a jungle between Agandume and Dume subdistricts. Their attackers climbed up down to inspect the victims and took an image of them before leaving the crime scene, Saragih said.
After ensuring his assaulters had actually left, Manus Murib sought help from residents of Jakimaki town, he included. A priest and a number of villagers carried Murib to the Ilaga university hospital for treatment.
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