Youth Hit By A Stray Bullet In Kramatjati, Police: Rekoset Bullets

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JAKARTA - A young man named Fadillah Rafi (19) is said to have been shot while in the Kramat Jati area, East Jakarta. However, the police stated that the young man was not shot but was hit by a bullet.

"It was not a target, but a recovery from a bullet that was fired and then hit the victim," said Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Friday, February 18.

A reset is a bullet that bounces off after being fired. Reset occurs because the tip of the bullet does not fully touch the target.

In addition, the young man was hit by a reset while at the location where the brawl occurred. So, it is suspected that the shots came from a series of brawls or the process of disbanding.

However, Zulpan, who was mentioned about the source of the shot, said he could not confirm it. Currently, the General Criminal Investigation Directorate team is investigating.

"This is still under investigation, right. Where did the bullet come from, but we'll check it out," said Zulpan.

Moreover, the investigation was carried out because the victim had made an official police report.

"Currently, the victim's side has made a police report to the Metro Police and investigators at the Metro Polda Crimea are conducting an investigation related to this case," said Zulpan.