News24 reports that a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer is in a serious, but stable, condition following a shootout in Turffontein on Tuesday evening.  

According to JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla, at about 19:30, two officers from the Special Patrol Unit stopped a suspicious passenger vehicle in southern Johannesburg.  He related further:  "The driver and passenger exited the vehicle.  The passenger drew a pistol and shot at the officers, hitting one officer in the shoulder.  Officers then returned fire and the driver fled the scene on foot.”  The passenger tried to flee from the scene in the vehicle, but collided with a nearby fence.  It was then discovered that he had been shot in the thigh.  Officers managed to arrest the passenger and he was taken to hospital under police guard.  The driver is still at large.  The injured officer was taken to Milpark hospital, while the other officer was unscathed.  It was established that the vehicle had been reported stolen and the firearm used by the suspects was found in the vehicle.

• Read the original of the report by Riaan Grobler at News24

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