Five people, including an off-duty police officer, were shot and killed in a mass shooting in Gugulethu on Saturday evening.
The deceased officer, Warrant Officer Lindela Mraqisa was attached to the Western Cape’s Protection and Security Service division, serving as a close protector to Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale since 2019.According to police, two vehicles were parked on the side of the road in the area when a number of suspects got out of a car near two parked vehicles.A murder investigation has been opened by detectives from the provincial serious violent crimes unit.
Warrant Officer Lindela Mraqisa is among the 5 people that were shot&killed in Gugulethu on Saturday evening.He served as the close protector for Deputy Minister of Police,Cassel Mathale since 2019.
Additionally, they will pay a visit to the family of another off-duty police officer who was killed on Sunday morning in Mfuleni. The female police officer, who was 29-years-old, worked at the Samora Machel police station. She had allegedly been out with a friend visiting acquaintances in the area when the incident occurred.
‘Mfuleni police were alerted to an unknown body that was discovered in Malgas camp, Extension 4, Mfuleni in the early hours of Sunday morning,’ explained SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa. ‘Upon arrival they initiated an investigation. It was in that process that it was ascertained the deceased person was an SAPS member.
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