Australian man killed in shooting at villa in Indonesia's Bali, probe on

An Australian man was killed and another sustained injuries in a shooting incident on the Indonesian island of Bali just after midnight on Saturday (June 14), Bali police told media.

Following the shooting incident, Bali police launched a manhunt for two men believed to be involved. The shooting took place in a villa in the Badung regency on the southern side of the tourism island, spokesperson Ariasandy said, according to media reports.

The two victims in the incident were identified as Zivan Radmanovic, 32, from Melbourne, who died at the scene, and Sanar G, 35, who was seriously injured and has been taken to intensive care at a hospital, Detik reported.


According to Reuters, Ariasandy stated that witnesses had provided descriptions of two people who fled from the scene on two motorcycles. He said the two were heard speaking English with an Australian accent.

The shooting took place at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach in the district of Badung. Speaking on the shooting incident, Badung Police chief Arif Batubara said, “We cannot yet determine the motive,” AP reported. The police chief further stated that an investigation is underway. The two Australians were rushed to hospitals in Denpasar, the provincial capital.

According to police, the villa had only three rooms occupied with a total of five guests when the shooting happened, according to AP. The two victims’ wives were also there, and another foreign tourist, Batubara said. Radmanovic was shot in a bathroom, where police found 17 bullet casings and two intact bullets.

What did witnesses tell investigators

At least three witnesses at the villa told investigators that two gunmen, one wearing an orange jacket with a dark helmet and another wearing a dark green jacket, a black mask, and a dark helmet, arrived at the villa around midnight.

Radmanovic’s wife, Gourdeas Jazmyn, 30, told police that she suddenly woke up when she heard her husband screaming. She cowered under a blanket when she heard multiple gunshots.

She later found her husband’s body and the injured Australian, whose wife has also testified to seeing the attackers. The Australian Consulate in Bali has been contacted by authorities, and an autopsy for further investigation is still waiting permission from the family of the victim, Batubara said.