A man has been arrested for killing a police detective in Gauteng , while two police constables in KwaZulu-Natal are in hospital after being shot.
A police officer was killed in Gauteng, while two others were wounded in KwaZulu-Natal, at the weekend.A man has been arrested for killing a police detective in Gauteng, while two police constables in KwaZulu-Natal are in hospital after being shot.
“Yesterday [Saturday] at about 10.30am, a police detective attached to Garsfontein SAPS in Gauteng was allegedly killed by the suspect he and his two colleagues were arresting on a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm ,” police said in a statement.ng a suspect who was wanted on a case of assault to do grievous bodily harm.
“On arrival at the corner of Garsfontein and Rubenstein roads, the members approached the suspect who then started pelting the police with stones. On trying to apprehend the suspect, he managed to grab one of the member’s firearm and fatally shot him. The other members managed to retaliate resulting in the suspect being shot and wounded,” said the police.
The man sustained a gunshot wound during a shoot-out with the police and was taken to hospital, where he is under police guard.
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