Australian shot dead in Bali, another wounded
The shooting took place at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach and a manhunt for two suspects is underway.
Plain-clothed police officers are seen at a villa where a shooting that led to the death of an Australian man, in Badung on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, on Jun 14, 2025. (Photo: AP)
JAKARTA: An Australian man was shot dead and another one was wounded in a shooting at their villa on the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali early Saturday (Jun 14), according to police who were hunting for two suspects.
Local police chief Arif Batubara said in a statement that two men came to the victims' villa in the popular tourist hub of Badung district just after midnight, stormed inside, and shot the victims.
The shooting took place at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach.
"We still don't know the motive of the attack," Arif said.
The dead victim was Zivan Radmanovic, 32, while the other man, Sanar Ghanim, 34, was seriously wounded and had been taken to Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar.
"We are currently investigating the scene to find out the motive of this attack," said Arif.
According to witnesses including Radmanovic's wife, the perpetrators who fled the scene after the attack were speaking in English with a thick Australian accent, he added.
"We are currently investigating the case, scouring the scene and looking for more witnesses."
News website Detik said Ghanim was seriously wounded and had been admitted to intensive care.
