EWN reports that a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer has been shot and wounded in a car chase during a roadblock in Doornfontein, Johannesburg.  

She is recovering in hospital and said to be in a stable condition.  JMPD's Wayne Minnaar indicated:  "A white BMW car, which was being chased by other officers for avoiding a roadblock in Doornfontein, was approaching a second roadblock on Smit Street in Braamfontein, then the female officer got shot as they attempted to stop the vehicle."

• The original of this short report is at EWN

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