A SERGEANT, stationed at Hillcrest SAPS, was shot and killed in Botha’s Hill last night (17 May).
Netcare 911’s Shawn Herbst said, when paramedics responded to the shooting in Patna Road, it was reported that the male police official had been gunned down while walking to his car.
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“According to members of the public on scene, the man had visited a friend when the incident occurred. He was found unresponsive on the floor.
“Paramedics assessed him and found he sustained fatal injuries. He was sadly declared deceased on the scene,” said Herbst.
Circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown at the stage.
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