COPS in Cape Town are shocked after an officer was shot dead through the window of a moving car.
The incident happened in Ngulube Street, Browns Farm, Philippi on Wednesday, 1 June, at about 6pm.
The officer was on his way to work.
Police spokeswoman Brigadier Novella Potelwa confirmed the incident on Wednesday evening.
“Crime scene experts are scouring the scene in Ngulube Street, Browns Farm, where a policeman was shot and killed early on Wednesday evening.
“Reports from the scene indicate that the 49-year-old warrant officer, attached to the Rapid Rail Unit, was driving towards the Philippi Railway Station in his vehicle when he was shot through the vehicle window by yet-to-be identified suspect/s. He died on the scene,” she said.
She added that a murder docket has been opened and the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation detectives were investigating.
Potelwa said: “Anyone with information on the shooting incident that could assist the police investigation is urged to contact the police on 08600 10111 or via the MySAPS App. Information received will be handled in strict confidence.”
The incident happened when the police in Cape Town were still recovering from another devastating incident.
A police officer and two patients where shot at New Somerset Hospital last month.
