Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Policing Major General Fred Kekana confirmed the shooting in Alexandra to The Citizen
A 46-year-old sergeant and a 27-year-old constable are receiving medical treatment after they were shot on Thursday morning at a police station in Alexandra, Johannesburg.When directed to be seated, the man approached an officer behind a desk writing up a statement and grabbed his firearm before shooting randomly.“He grabbed that firearm and started shooting randomly. And, during that situation, unfortunately, he shot one sergeant, a 46-year-old man, and a constable, a 27-year-old man,” he said.
“As we speak, our members are receiving counselling. Our social workers have circulated from the police and were mobilised. They are currently busy attending to all the members, including those who were not in the centre,” Kekana added.According to Kekana, an incident like this occurred 5 years ago, with some of the officers witnessing the incident on Thursday, experienced one of their colleagues shot five of their members, few years back, in the same police station.
“As a department, we are attending to their mental health and their emotional condition through our social workers. “Service delivery it’s not compromised, although currently Saps demarcate this as a crime scene, while our forensics and independent police directorate are peaceful. The community is receiving necessary assistance,” he concluded.
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