East Java Police Arrest 3 Perpetrators Of Shooting Garbage Drivers In Surabaya To Truck Drivers On Waru Toll Road

The police showed evidence and suspects of the shooting in Surabaya and the Waru Toll Road when releasing the case at the East Java Police Headquarters, Monday (27/5/2024). ANTARA/HO-Bidhumas Polda East Java

Sub-Directorate III Jatanras Polda East Java arrested three suspects in the shooting case who several days ago terrorized residents of Surabaya to car drivers on the Waru Sidoarjo Toll Road.

Director of General Criminal Investigation of the East Java Police, Kombes Totok Suharyanto, said the three suspects had the initials NBL (20) a resident of Jemurwonosari, JLK (19) a resident of Sambikerep Surabaya, and one minor.

"This perpetrator was obsessed with playing online games in war, so they bought airsoft guns and took action on toll roads and in several places in Surabaya," Totok said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 27.

Totok explained that the perpetrator bought two soft guns and used them on the toll road. The perpetrator also had time to change the license plate of the car used to shoot.

"The two perpetrators are still students, while one other suspect is still under the age of 17 or still in high school. This perpetrator bought an airsoft gun through an online marketplace," said Totok.

The shooting incident occurred on May 18, 2024, at around 02.00 WIB from Sidoarjo to Surabaya, before the Waru Toll Gate.

At that time, a driver named Ramlan Waskita was driving at a speed of 50 km/hour while driving a cold diesel truck. Suddenly there was a black Pajero Sport car suspected of shooting at the airsoft gun.

One shot hit the truck, one hit the cheek, and one on the lips and immediately bleeding. The alleged perpetrator allegedly shot with a distance of about 2 meters between the truck and Pajero with the shooter sitting on the left passenger seat with a long barrel.

Then, there was also the second incident with the victim named Eko Cahyono. The 35-year-old man from Jember, took place on May 19, 2024 at around 02.15 WIB.

The airsoft gun shooting also occurred on the Sidoarjo-Gresik toll road. The victim stated that the perpetrator was a Chinese youth in a car with a Pajero or black CRV.

Meanwhile, the shooting experienced by a garbage man and scavenger named Kusharto (61). This incident occurred Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at around 04.30 WIB Kurharto was on his way home after disposing of garbage at the Unesa TPA.

Then there was a black car that approached him and suddenly was shot from the glass of the passenger seat on the left. Instantly he screamed for help, but because at the time of the incident the conditions were still quiet, there were no residents who helped.

As a result of the shot, he suffered an injury to his right armpit.

For their actions, the three suspects were charged with multiple articles of Article 170 of the Criminal Code sub 351 paragraph of the Criminal Code Jo 55 of the Criminal Code Jo 64 of the Criminal Code and or Article 1 of the Emergency Law No. 12 of 1951.

"The threat for Article 1 paragraph 1 of the Emergency Law is no. 12 of 1951 with a maximum sentence of 20 years, for Article 170 of the Criminal Code a maximum sentence of 5 years and 6 months. And Article 351 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code a maximum sentence of 2 years and 8 months," said Totok.