Police are hunting for the gunmen who shot dead two Durban Metro police officers and took their guns in Inanda on Monday night. DailyNewsSA
Durban - Police are hunting for the gunmen who shot dead two Durban Metro police officers and took their guns in Inanda on Monday night.
Durban Metro police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said both police officers were shot while they were seated in a marked police vehicle. Both their firearms were taken from their holsters. Sewpersad said management and staff of Durban Metro police are in shock after hearing the news. He said they have formulated a task team to work together with the SAPS Provincial task team to bring the perpetrators to book.
Acting Mayor Fawzia Peer who heads the safety and security cluster in the eThekwini Municipality said they would leave no stone unturned during the investigations. She said police were still investigating the incident and she did not want to compromise the investigation. She said the loss of life has a knock on effect in society, the victims families and the community whom the police served.
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