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ANA reports that National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla John Sitole has condemned the killing and attack on SA Police Service (SAPS) members in Delft in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning.
"During the early hours of [Sunday] morning, three constables were attacked by a lone gunman at Delft South, resulting in the death of one member and two others being wounded," Sitole's office said in a statement. The three constables were on patrol duty when the suspect opened fire on them. One officer died instantly after being shot in the head, while the second officer was wounded above his left eye, and the third in his arm. Shortly after that incident the suspect attacked a second police vehicle a street away from the first incident. SAPS officers retaliated and shot the suspect in his leg. He was subsequently arrested and is in currently in hospital under police guard. The two wounded police officers have also been hospitalised. Sitole condemned the killing and attack, saying the suspect would face the full might of the law. "The efforts by the joint security forces to stabilise the areas of the Western Cape metropole will continue as planned and we will stop at nothing to ensure that innocent people are and feel safe," Sitole indicated.
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