BAGO DIVISION – Residents reported that a crime reporter and a man accompanying him were shot dead in the center of Letpatan Town, Western Bago, on Saturday (August 12).
At around 10 a.m., the victims were shot in front of the Sein Sabai Oo Cinema on Lanmaw Road, Myoma Township, reported a resident.
“They are junta council supporters. One of them has been a crime reporter for a long time. As junta informants, these guys have been causing all kinds of trouble to the people. They were attacked before but escaped. This time, the reporter died on the spot and his follower reportedly passed away at the hospital,” said the resident.
It is not yet known which group had carried out the attack.
Crime (perspective) reporter Mr. Kyin Htwe reportedly died on the spot from a headshot, while his follower Mr. Thet Maung Maung (28) died from a bullet wound to the abdomen at Letpatan Hospital.
On July 1, two policemen, and two military council informants were killed when the People’s Defence Forces attacked the police station and a gambling house in Zephyukone District, Letpatan Town.