Cape Town – A police officer is recovering in hospital after being shot near his home following the night shift at Lentegeur police station.
The incident happened in Khayelitsha at 6.10am on Tuesday.
Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that the officer was stationed at Lentegeur police station.
“The motive for the incident is unknown and no one has been arrested as yet. The circumstances are under investigation,” Van Wyk said.
An attempted murder case has been opened.
A source said the officer was shot “multiple times” and that the hospital where he was operated on had brought in extra security to protect him.
He was in the intensive care unit, with gunshot wounds to his upper body, the source said…
South Africa Today – South Africa News – Cape Town, Khayelitsha
