A police constable succumbed to his injuries after being shot multiple times while on patrol in Durban.
The constable, along with other members of the SAPS, were patrolling the M19 Road, between Reservoir Hills and Pinetown, on Sunday when he noticed a car parked with its hazard lights on and decided to investigate.
"As the constable approached the vehicle, an occupant of the vehicle shot and fatally wounded the constable. The suspect fled from the scene but handed himself over at the Sydenham police station," said SAPS national spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo."Unfortunately there was nothing more paramedics could do and the man was declared deceased on the scene," said Rescue Care.
A Policeman has been killed after he was shot numerous times in his upper body around 12pm on Easter Sunday on the M19...
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