In the aftermath of the rioting, Indonesian security forces deployed 200 additional personnel to secure the area, including a Mobile Brigade company. By the following day, the situation was described by authorities as "conducive", with no further violence reported. They also reported that ten civilians had been killed, while 18 police officers or soldiers had been injured by either arrows or thrown rocks. Out of the ten civilians initially reported killed, either seven or eight were reportedly rioters shot by security forces, the rest being non-Papuan civilians killed by rioters. Hasegem reported that nine Papuans were killed, eight of whom were shot. He further noted that most of the killed Papuans had been shot in the head or neck. By 24 February, authorities had confirmed twelve deaths: Sitorus and Siagian, along with ten Papuans. At least 23 injuries among civilians and rioters were recorded.
