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TimesLive reports that police have launched a manhunt for suspects behind the shooting of two police officers who had their service pistols taken in separate incidents in Pretoria at the weekend.
In the first incident, an off-duty constable arrived home in Soshanguve extension 8 just after midnight on Saturday morning. He was approached by armed suspects who gunned him down at his home and took his service pistol. The constable died upon arrival at hospital. Later that evening, a police captain was shot and injured during a shoot-out on Sefakgo Makgatho Drive near the N1 highway in Montana. The officer and his colleague were accosted by two armed criminals who shot at them before leaving the scene with the captain’s service pistol. Pro Med EMS said they arrived at the scene at about 7.30pm and found the police officer with multiple gunshot wounds. National police commissioner general Fannie Masemola said police officers in provinces where gun violence was prevalent were working around the clock to ensure illegal firearms were seized and confiscated while tracing wanted suspects.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Rorisang Kgosana at TimesLive
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