The Citizen reports that three armed robbers fled with a police pistol after they shot and wounded an off-duty officer during a robbery in Silverton on Tuesday afternoon.  

The Protection and Security Services (PSS) police officer was disarmed when he put his life on the line in an attempt to stop a robbery.  The robbers had attacked a scrap metal dealership in Waltloo in the afternoon.  The officer was shot twice in the leg and once in the stomach before the robbers fled in a white Toyota Corolla with his service pistol and a cellphone.  The officer was taken to a nearby hospital.

• Read this report by Rorisang Kgosana in full at The Citizen

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