The detectives were from the Protea Magistrate Court for a rape case and carried dockets with them – but were stolen from them at the time of the murder.
They (suspected men) were armed with R5 rifles.
The suspects were shot dead in a confrontation with Gauteng police after they were spotted driving in a vehicle (red Golf GTI) which according to reports was fitting a description of that which was linked to the killing of officers in Dobsonville.