Tribratanews.polri.go.id – Jayapura. The body of Irwan, a 25-year-old motorcycle driver, who was a shot by an unidentified assailant on Tuesday (22/3/23) in Illaga, Puncak Regency, has been evacuated to Timika using Cessna airplane 208B Grand Caravan AMA/PK-RKB.
Police Senior Superintendent Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, The Head of Public Relations Division of Papua Regional Police, said that the victim was shot in a close range, resulting in fatal injuries.
“The victim died from a gunshot wounds inflicted by a handheld firearm on the right side of the chest, which penetrated the middle of the back,” he explained in a statement on Thursday (23/3/23).
The victim’s body is undergoing the embalming process at the Regional General Hospital of Mimika Regency. His family has expressed their wish to have him buried in his hometown.
“The victim’s family has arranged for him to be buried in Laikang Village, Ma’rang District, Pangkajene, South Sulawesi. A Batik Air plane will transport the body,” he concluded.
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