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The Star reports that two Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers were shot in the early hours of Sunday morning, resulting in one fatality and the other person being left in a critical condition.
The incident occurred in Vosloorus in what is suspected to be a hijacking. According to the City of Ekurhuleni, the off-duty officers, Constable Xolani Maxwell Ndlovu and Constable Papo Khumalo, both aged 36, were attacked at approximately 3am at the corner of Nguza Road and Pelser Bridge, Ext 25. A witness reported hearing gunshots and found the officers lying on the side of the road, with one empty cartridge discovered at the scene. Emergency services were called, but Ndlovu was pronounced dead at the scene, while Khumalo was transported to Alberton Hospital for treatment. The officers’ vehicle, a grey Hyundai Tucson, was later recovered near Thelle Mogoerane Hospital in Vosloorus, with a bullet hole in the driver’s window. The motive for the attack is unclear, and no arrests have been made.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntombi Nkosi at The Star
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