Shootout, 2 police and passerby wounded, suspect killed, JHB

South African Police Service

Shootout, 2 police and passerby wounded, suspect killed, JHB
Shootout, 2 police and passerby wounded, suspect killed, JHB

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Wednesday morning, 28 March 2018 in Johannesburg, where two police officers were shot and wounded, one suspect fatally shot and a passerby caught in the crossfire.

Preliminary reports indicate that police were on foot patrol duty when they approached the suspect to search him. A shootout ensued between the armed suspect and the police.

Injured police officers and a passerby were taken to nearby hospital.

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