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2 Security officers shot and killed, robbed of firearms, Kwazakele

South African Police Service

2 Security officers shot and killed, robbed of firearms, Kwazakele
2 Security officers shot and killed, robbed of firearms, Kwazakele

Detectives from the Provincial Organized Crime Investigation Unit are on the hunt for two male suspects who allegedly shot and killed two security officers on the afternoon of 22 February 2022, at about 16:35 in Kwazakele.

It is alleged that the two security officers were escorting a company truck to a depot in Marongo Street, Kwazakele. The driver of the truck was going to do deliveries and the security officers, who escorted the truck, stopped directly behind the truck.

Two armed male suspects suddenly appeared from behind the escorting vehicle and fired several shots, through the open windows of the vehicle, at the security officers, fatally injuring both.

The suspects then took both firearms (9mm) of the two security officers and fled on foot from the scene. (The officers are 43 and 34 years old).

The names of the victims will be released once formal identification was completed.

The suspects are unknown and detectives are currently following up on all possible leads.

A case of murder with two charges is under investigation and the motive is yet to be established.

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