High speed chase and shootout, suspect wounded, Khayelitsha

South African Police Service

High speed chase and shootout, suspect wounded, Khayelitsha
High speed chase and shootout, suspect wounded, Khayelitsha

Harare SAPS members arrested a 37 year old suspect after a high speed chase and the exchange of gun fire occurred in the early hours of Monday morning 10 June.

Members received a complaint of a red Toyota Conquest that was reportedly stolen in Endlovini informal settlement. The vehicle was spotted by police in Japhta Masemola road, Khayelitsha and a chase ensued. When the suspects noticed the SAPS vehicles gaining ground, they started shooting, and the SAPS returned fire.

The vehicle came to a standstill and one of the suspects was wounded in the leg, arrested and detained. The other suspects managed to evade arrest.

The wounded suspect was transported to a nearby hospital where he is currently under police guard, and once charged he will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on charges of attempted murder, possession of a stolen vehicle and a fake firearm.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service