Pretoria – Two Rustenburg police constables became the latest police officials to find themselves in the line of fire this week when they were shot and injured while responding to a complaint.<\/p>\n
The two were on their way to Photsaneng village to investigate a house robbery, accompanied by the complainant, when they were ambushed early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
According to North West police, they were travelling in a police vehicle and noticed two vehicles parked alongside the road.<\/p>\n
As the police officials approached the vehicles, the occupants opened fire on them.<\/p>\n
“One of the police officials sustained serious bullet wounds on the chin, mouth and her forehead. It is suspected that a bullet went through her chin and protruded through the forehead. The suspects were allegedly using rifles during the attack,” police said.<\/p>\n
The other constable was shot in the knee, while the complainant was also injured in the attack.<\/p>\n
Police are still searching for the suspects and the motive for the attack is unknown.<\/p>\n
The attack on the constables came just a day after a police captain was killed and the station commander seriously injured during a shooting incident at the Rosebank police station in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
Lieutenant-Colonel Thandi Mkhize was wounded and Captain Neelavathie Naidu shot dead by a clerk at the police station.<\/p>\n
According to reports, the clerk had been found guilty of mishandling firearms and was about to be dismissed. After opening fire on the women, the clerk shot himself.<\/p>\n
Mkhize, who was shot multiple times, is reportedly in a serious condition in hospital. \u2013 BuaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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