Jakarta –
An Indonesian citizen (WNI) named Novita Kurnia Putri (NKP) was the victim of a wrong shooting in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America (USA). Novita was pronounced dead after the accident.
The coordinator of the social and cultural affairs function, the Indonesian Consulate General in Houston, Texas, Mohamad Kamal, said the incident occurred on October 4, 2022. The Indonesian Consulate General dealt with the case.
“The incident took place on October 4, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas, about 3 hours from where I am in Houston, and the victim is an Indonesian citizen on behalf of Novita Kurnia Putri (NKP). The Indonesian consulate general in Houston, after receiving the report, went directly to the scene and met the victim’s husband, an American citizen, ”Kamal told reporters on Sunday (9/10/2022).
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Kamal said Novita was the victim of a poorly targeted shooting. The perpetrator is known to be a teenager who was stealing a car in the vicinity of the accident.
“We also met with the security forces to obtain information on the incident. According to the police, the NKP was the victim of a poorly targeted shooting by a teenager with an automatic weapon who had previously stolen a car.” , he said.
Kamal said KRJI Houston is currently making efforts to repatriate the bodies of the victims. He said the victim’s family requested that the body be brought into the country.
“Currently the Indonesian Consulate General in Houston is trying to help repatriate the NKP body to Indonesia according to the family’s request to Indonesia. To speed up the repatriation process, the Indonesian Consulate General in Houston also met with the Secretary of You are in Austin, Texas to expedite the administrative process for the repatriation of the body. NKP, “he said.
Perpetrator arrested
Additionally, Kamal said local police managed to arrest two offenders. The authors were teenagers aged 14 and 15.
“Information from the police, the perpetrators were arrested shortly after the accident after being chased by cars and helicopters. The perpetrators are 2 people aged 14 to 15 and will be charged with 2 charges, namely murder and serious assault with the threat of death or life imprisonment, “he said.
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