Police Shoot Murder Suspect In Papua

Jayapura (Antara Bali) - A team of doctors of the police hospital in Jayapura succeeded in operating  murder suspect Daniel Kogoya, who was shot at and caught by police on Sunday night.

His right leg has to be amputated because of the bullet wound, Papua police spokesman Sr. Comr Johannes Nugroho told the news agency Antara.

Daniel, one of the most sought law fugitives in Papua,  caught by police in a raid with friends Petrus Jikwa and Sony Kosay  at a hotel in Jayapura.

He was charged with  murder a local people and injured a number of others in this Papua capital  in May.

Police shot him as he refused arrest  and tried to escape, Johannes said.  Petrus and Sony are now  in police detention in Jayapura.(IGT)