The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, has commended the sterling work of the multi-disciplinary team who swiftly traced and apprehended two suspects following the fatal shooting of 36 year old Constable Mokgophe Rankoe on Sunday evening, 25 August 2019 in Braamfischerville, Soweto, bringing to total three suspects altogether. One other member was injured during this shooting incident and is recovering in hospital.
In response to the SAPS National Commissioner call for the 72-hour Activation Plan to mobilise maximum resources after Sunday’s shooting incident, police immediately embarked on a joint-intelligence driven operation that led to a house in Emdeni, Soweto. A shootout ensued between the suspects and the police, resulting in the death of the two suspects and the recovery of two firearms, one of which has since been confirmed as stolen from the police during the shooting on Sunday.
Two members sustained light injuries.
“What has stood out during this multidisciplinary operations is the integration of resources of law enforcement agencies in the Province, which is what we advocate as a winning formula for the effective reduction of crime. On behalf of the management of the South African Police Service in Gauteng, I wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the SAPS teams, Gauteng Traffic Police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department for their part in the swift response and successful tracing operation. We can only hope that this will bring some kind of closure to the family of the deceased member; while we wish the three injured members a speedy recovery,” said Lieutenant General Mawela.
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