inp.polri.go.id - Papua Mountains. Police continue to hunt down an armed group suspected of shooting three civil servants from the Jayawijaya Regency Agriculture Service, Papua Mountains, on Wednesday (9/9/2026).
The latest developments in the case were reported by the 2026 Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force. From the crime scene investigation, officers found several pieces of evidence suspected of being related to the shooting.
The 2026 Damai Cartenz Operation Public Relations Task Force Head, Senior Superintendent Yusuf Sutejo, stated that police found three bullet casings at the scene. Two of the cartridges were 5.56 millimeter caliber, used for long-barreled firearms, while the other was 9 millimeter caliber, used for short-barreled firearms.
"From the crime scene investigation, we found evidence at the scene. We found three shell casings, two 5.56 millimeters in size, ammunition from a long-barreled firearm. Then, one 9-millimeter shell casing, ammunition from a short-barreled firearm," said Yusuf Sutejo in his statement on Friday (9/11/2026).
In addition to the shell casings, police also found traces of blood at the scene. All of these findings are now part of the investigation to fully uncover the shooting incident and pursue the perpetrators.
Investigators have also interviewed the surviving victim's witnesses. From these interviews, police obtained information regarding the characteristics of the group suspected of being involved in the shooting.
"From our in-depth investigation, we have interviewed the surviving victim's witnesses and taken statements from the Jayawijaya Sub-regional Police. We have identified the perpetrators and have their identities. The team has launched a pursuit," said Yusuf Sutejo.
Based on initial witness statements, the group shoots approximately eight people. They were said to be carrying two long-barreled firearms.
Meanwhile, the police are still investigating the whereabouts of the short-barreled firearm allegedly used in the attack, based on the discovery of 9-millimeter shell casings at the scene.
Yusuf confirmed that the police team is continuing to pursue the suspected perpetrators.
"Of course we will pursue them. We will catch them, because we already have their identities," he added.
The shooting occurred at around 3:53 p.m. At the time, a group from the Jayawijaya Agriculture Service, consisting of 11 people, was on their way back to Wamena.
The group had previously inspected rice paddy fields and distributed food and livestock aid to residents in Muliama District.
However, en route, the group was allegedly intercepted and fired upon by an armed group suspected to be the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) from the Nduga region.
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