JMPD officer shot dead at Jabulani hostel
A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer Neo Sepuru was fatally shot and killed at the Jabulani Hostel.
A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer Neo Sepuru was fatally shot and killed at the Jabulani Hostel. According to a statement issued by JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla, Sepuru was driving his private vehicle returning from a departmental soccer match in Marlboro when he was allegedly hijacked outside his place of residence in Dube Village.
“It’s alleged that before officer Sepuru was hijacked the suspects had robbed a vehicle in the same area, but they abandoned the vehicle due to a breakdown. The hijackers then approached officer Sepuru, taking him and his vehicle, a white Hyundai I20. At the time of the incident officer Sepuru was still wearing his JMPD uniform,” Fihla said.
“Tracker managed to pick up the vehicle’s signal at Jabulani Hostel and it’s alleged that the hijackers had stripped the officer of his uniform, socks and boots. They pushed him out of the vehicle and shot him twice from behind. He sustained fatal wounds to his left upper body and the back of his neck.”
The hijacked vehicle was allegedly found abandoned and set alight at Mbatha and Dlamini Street in Jabulani, not far from where officer, Sepuru was found. A case of murder has been opened at the Jabulani SAPS for further investigation.
“The suspects are still at large. We are pleading that if anyone knows or has information regarding this brutal murder can contact the national crime stop number on 08600 10111. Callers may remain anonymous. The Management of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department is shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of officer Sepuru. Condolences to his family,” Fihla concluded.
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