Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A police officer from the Cilandak sub-precinct police station in Ciputat, South Tangerang municipality, Banten province, was shot dead by an unidentified man on Wednesday, according to an official.

The police officer, who was part of the Community Development Unit at the Cilandak sub-precinct police station, was shot at 5am, Western Indonesian Time (WIB), said Police Commissioner Sungkono, chief of the Cilandak sub-precinct police station, on Wednesday.

Sungkono added that his team is still investigating the incident to find out the identity of the gunman.

On July 27, 2013, at 4.30am, Second Adjunt Inspector Saktiyono, from the Traffic Unit at Central Jakarta Police, was shot by two motorcyclists on Cirendeu Road, Ciputat.

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