33-year-old Businessman Fired 4 Shots At Caringin Bandung Main Market

Firearms secured by police from the hands of the perpetrator (Photo: ANTARA)

BANDUNG - Bandung Police Satreskrim arrested a man with the initials ER who carried out a brutal act of firing a firearm in the crowd.

Head of Bandung Police Satreskrim AKBP Adanan Mangopang said that the actions of the 33-year-old man were carried out in Caringin Main Market, Bandung City, West Java.

"He fired four times. Polsek Babakan Ciparay assisted by Resmob Polrestabes immediately secured the perpetrator and his evidence, there were no victims in the action," adanan said in Bandung Police, West Java reported antara, Monday, April 12.

ER's motives, according to Adanan, are only out of spite. He was annoyed when the target targeted by the initials A was never found.

"This offender came there to look for someone with the initials A, he didn't accept because one of the officers in question (the offender) was beaten," he said.

Police will also investigate the source of the Glock-type airgun weapons obtained by the ER. In addition to evidence of weapons, police also secured the cards of members of the organization that owns firearms.

"If we get it the right way, who gets it out we'll check," he said.

"Also at the moment we are investigating, whether the perpetrator can be subjected to an emergency law on the ownership of senpi, then we will also explore what kind of motive he is," he added.

Meanwhile, the ER perpetrator claimed not to have intended to injure anyone. He also pleaded guilty to committing acts that endangered the lives of citizens.

"I got the weapon from an online store, and got his membership card from the package as well," the perpetrator said.

He claimed to have got the weapon for Rp3 million, as well as his membership card. The perpetrator himself works daily as a trader or entrepreneur.