Reaction officer shoots and kills armed Winston Park housebreaker

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Reaction officer shoots and kills armed Winston Park housebreaker

A Blue Security armed response officer shot and killed a housebreaker who lunged at him with a knife on a property in Winston Park in the early hours of 18 December 2018.

Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said the armed response officer had responded to a housebreaking incident in Jan Smuts Avenue at around 2.25am. “When the officer arrived to inspect the premises he noticed a window at the back of the property that was wide open. As he walked towards the patio and pool area he noticed a suspect wearing brown pants, a green shirt and black jacket with a knapsack on his back, inside the house.”

“The officer continued to walk towards the pool area in front of him when he noticed the suspect walk out of the house through an open door. The suspect, armed with a 15cm knife, walked towards the officer, who shouted at him to stop and not come any further,” Mathios said. “But the suspect lunged towards him with the knife and the officer fired a single shot which hit the suspect in the arm and exited into his ribcage. ER24 paramedics attempted to revive the suspect, but he was declared dead at the scene.”

“A USB cable attached to a power bank, a set of headphones, a house remote, a screw driver and other items were recovered from the suspects knapsack,” Mathios said.

Upon further investigation, Mathios said, it appeared that the suspect had gained entry into the property by using a sharp instrument to pry open a door. “The Winston Park Guardians attended the scene of the crime and SAPS detectives and forensic experts arrived at the scene to investigate,” Mathios said.

A case of housebreaking, attempted murder and possession of a dangerous weapon was opened as well as an inquest docket regarding the incident.

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