Bripka Afrizal died after being shot in the right side of her chest (Credit : Kompas.com)

Shot in right chest and rolled over on the bridge, Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit was killed by Robbers

Sad news came from the Indonesian police. A member of the Mesuji Makmur Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) Regency, South Sumatra Province, Bripka Aprizal (33), was shot dead by robbers in Dusun V, Beringin Jaya Village, Mesuji Makmur District. South Sumatra Regional Police Chief Inspector General, Zulkarnain Adinegara, confirmed the incident.

He explained that on Sunday (02/06/2019) early morning, around 3:00 a.m. WIB, 6 robbers whose identities were unknown, carried out a robbery against the house of Kodri bin Sanusi, Dusun V resident, Beringin Jaya Village, Mesuji Makmur OKI Sub-District.

After the action, they then fled towards the Beringin Jaya bridge. Bripka Afrizal and Bripda Mahmudi who received the report, immediately pursued a chase. They were assisted by the local village head Masdi and 4 other residents immediately chasing.

Bripka Afrizal managed to meet the robber gang above the Beringin Jaya Bridge. He then issued a warning shot into the air once. The warning shot was then returned by a gang of robbers with repeated shots at Bripka Afrizal and his entourage.

They were shocked and looked for a shelter. Bripda Mahmudi and five other people survived the gunfire after taking refuge in rubber gardens and cassava plants around the site. While Bripka Afrizal died after being shot in the right side of her chest and rolled to the right side of the bridge. Zulkarnain ensured that the South Sumatra Regional Police would back up the OKI Police in uncovering the case.

Meanwhile, Bripka Afrizal, who was killed in the assignment received a one-level promotion to become the second superintendent (aipda).