Boksburg motorist shot: Security officer arrested
A driver who was shot, allegedly by a security officer, is recovering in hospital.
A security officer has been arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding a driver on Main Reef Road in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on Saturday.
According to Boksburg North SAPS station commander Colonel Mack Mngomezulu, the security officer allegedly saw a stolen vehicle and gave chase.
“When the driver did not stop his vehicle, the security officer [allegedly] shot and wounded him,” says Mngomezulu.
The driver was taken to hospital.
Mngomezulu did not divulge any other information about the driver or his vehicle.
An investigation is underway.
A skeleton docket (when police open a case on behalf of a victim who is unable to do so) of attempted murder has been opened against the security officer.
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