OFF-DUTY COP SHOT DEAD IN KHAYELITSHA

Lauren Isaacs & Monique Mortlock

CAPE TOWN – An off-duty police officer has been shot and killed in Khayelitsha.

The constable was shot dead in Harare on Tuesday night.

It’s believed robbery was the motive.

The police’s Andre Traut says, “Last night at approximately 8pm, an off-duty police officer aged 37 was shot and killed while he was sitting in his private vehicle on the grounds of a primary school in Harare.”

Meanwhile, Bedfordview police are searching for a gang of men who opened fire on an Ekurhuleni Metro officer on Tuesday.

It’s understood the officer was approached on the corner of Van Buuren and Van der Linde by suspects carrying a nine millimetre pistol and an AK47.

They started shooting, but the officer managed to escape unharmed.

The police’s Mduduzi Nhlabathi says, “As soon as he saw that he was being shot at, he also shot them back. We’re investigating currently, and the motive is unknown.”

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