News24 reports that a police officer was killed and another critically injured during a shootout along the N12 in Johannesburg on Monday afternoon.

The two police officers had responded to complaints of a truck believed to have been hijacked on the N12. The perpetrators took the deceased officer's firearm and handcuffs. Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said: "The second member, a 33-year-old constable, was found in a nearby bush [with gunshot wounds] in an unconscious state and he was airlifted to a nearby hospital for medical care." According to a police report, the officer in critical condition had been shot in the face, shoulder, upper arm and wrist. The police have launched a manhunt, and are investigating murder and attempted murder cases.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alfonso Nqunajana at News24

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