Timika, Papua – Six members of the Forensic Laboratory of Makassar, South Sulawesi, and detectives from the Papua Police examined the shooting scene of Simon Fader at the Queen Bar in Kodok, Timika, on Thursday. The officers have not found any projectiles at the scene.
Simon, who was shot in a brawl at the bar on Sunday morning, died on Tuesday. Police said Simon was hit by a stray bullet from police officers who attempted to disperse the brawl.
The shooting prompted a riot on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters destroyed a police station and public facilities in Timika. Police shot two protesters in their legs with rubber bullets in an effort to disperse the riot.
Simon was buried on Thursday at the Kuala Kencana public cemetery.