News24 reports that National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole has welcomed the arrest of three suspects linked to the murder of a police officer in Soweto on Thursday.
Constable Nhlamulo Vuyeka (28), who was part of the Moroka Crime Prevention unit, was on patrol at Nancefield Hostel when a suspicious vehicle was stopped . A police spokesperson indicated further: "It is reported that when the police approached the vehicle for a search, the occupants started shooting at them but the police managed to contain the situation and arrest the perpetrators. It was discovered that Constable Vuyeka sustained a gunshot wound just below his bullet-resistant vest on his abdomen. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries." Police immediately arrested the three suspects. During the arrest, a 9mm pistol was recovered from the stolen vehicle.
- Read the full original of Alex Mitchley’s report on this story at News24
- Read the National Commissioner’s press statement at SAPS News
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