Farouk Arnaz & Banjir Ambarita – A gunman shot at a member of the Indonesian Armed Forces and a civilian at a market in Puncak Jaya, Papua, on Thursday, killing the civilian and seriously wounding the soldier, police said on Friday.

National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar described the suspect as being Papuan and standing about 160 centimeters tall. "It happened while it was raining," Boy said. "An investigation is ongoing, including forensic testing."

The wounded soldier, identified as Private Specialist Hasan, a member of the Nabire 752 Battallion, was on guard duty at theKota Lama Market when he was shot from behind.

As the gunman was trying to get away, he shot Abbas Hadis, a civilian who was standing in front of his own house. Abbas was hit on the right side of the chest and died a short time later. "The assailant then ran toward the mountain and we are still hunting him down," Boy said.

In Jayapura, Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Carnavian said that his detectives were still searching for the perpetrator. We have some leads. Hopefully, we can catch him," he said.

The Puncak Jaya district, a separatist stronghold, has seen its share of violence over the past year when several policeman and civilians were killed.

Gun attacks are not uncommon in Papua in Indonesia's extreme east, where separatist groups have for decades fought a low-level insurgency on behalf of the mostly ethnic Melanesian population.