Police officer shot and injured in Masoyi
The sergeant was attending to a complaint when he was shot and sustained injuries.
A 37-year-old police officer was shot and injured in Masoyi near White River on Monday September 20.
The provincial police commissioner, Lt Gen Semakaleng Manamela, has since ordered for the swift arrest of the suspects responsible for the shooting.
According to a statement released by the police, the sergeant and his colleague were attending to a complaint regarding a robbery in which a firearm was taken.
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“Upon receiving information on the whereabouts of the suspect, members followed up on the details and arrived at the place where the suspect was hiding, only to be subjected to a shooting, during which one member sustained some injuries before the suspect fled the scene,” read the statement.
The police officer was taken to hospital for medical treatment. A case was opened accordingly and a manhunt launched.
Manamela said an attack on police officers is an attack on the rule of law and the state. She said the suspects would be brought to book soon and their attempt would not deter the police’s crime-fighting efforts.
