The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating the death of a Free State woman who was hit in the head when a police officer allegedly fired a warning shot at a group who tried to storm a shop.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing the death of a Free State woman who was allegedly shot in the head by a police officer.The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating the death of a Free State woman who was hit in the head when a police officer allegedly fired a warning shot at a group who tried to storm a shop.
Ipid spokesperson Grace Langa said the alleged incident took place in Tseseng during the early hours of Sunday morning. She said police were called to attend to a complaint about a group of people who were trying to enter a shop in the area. According to Langa the group, who were from a local tavern, allegedly tried to attack police when they arrived at the scene.Langa said police received a call 30 minutes later that a 23-year-old woman had allegedly been shot dead during the incident.Langa said a post-mortem was expected to be conducted on Monday and investigations were continuing.
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