Traffic officers in Cape Town opened fire, wounding a suspect in the leg, when a taxi driver and his passenger “became riotous” and attacked them after being stopped for disobeying a red traffic light on Wednesday.
The incident comes just hours after chaotic scenes in the CBD late on Tuesday when taxi operators clashed with police and law enforcement officers during a blockade in protest at having their vehicles impounded by the city. One traffic officer was injured when officers came under fire. Stun grenades were fired to disperse the crowd and several people were arrested.
“Two city traffic officers conducted a routine traffic stop where a taxi disobeyed a red traffic light at the corner of Jan Smuts Drive and Govan Mbeki Road,” said safety and security MMC JP Smith about the incident on Wednesday.“While attempting to issue a fine, the driver and his passenger became riotous and started assaulting the officers. During the scuffle one of the officers fired two shots, wounding one of the attackers in the leg. Both suspects were detained at Philippi SAPS.
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