EMPD officer shot in Vosloorus dies as looting continues
Hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa promised to unleash the full might of the state on looters and protesters, chaotic scenes continued in Vosloorus in Ekurhuleni early on Tuesday.
Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) spokesperson Kelebogile Thepa confirmed that an officer who was shot during the violence on Monday had died.
Thepa said officers were responding to mass looting at Sam Ntuli Mall in Katlehong on Monday evening when the mob fired live rounds at them.
“The ambulance couldn’t get to the scene. Alternative means were made to get him out, but he succumbed en route to hospital,” said Thepa.
Ramaphosa said on Monday that the government had a plan to restore law and order. It included deploying the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and recalling police on leave to bolster the visibility of law enforcement on the streets.
Scores of people have been arrested in Vosloorus as the looting and chaotic scenes continue in Gauteng. #GautengShutdown @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/92WefJDSfY
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) July 13, 2021
But looters continued to empty stores at Vosloorus Crossing Shopping Centre on Tuesday morning.But looters continued to empty stores at Vosloorus Crossing Shopping Centre on Tuesday morning.But looters continued to empty stores at Vosloorus Crossing Shopping Centre on Tuesday morning.
Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) spokesperson Kelebogile Thepa confirmed that an officer who was shot during the violence on Monday had died.
Thepa said officers were responding to mass looting at Sam Ntuli Mall in Katlehong on Monday evening when the mob fired live rounds at them.
“The ambulance couldn’t get to the scene. Alternative means were made to get him out, but he succumbed en route to hospital,” said Thepa.
Ramaphosa said on Monday that the government had a plan to restore law and order. It included deploying the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and recalling police on leave to bolster the visibility of law enforcement on the streets.
Scores of people have been arrested in Vosloorus as the looting and chaotic scenes continue in Gauteng. #GautengShutdown @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/92WefJDSfY
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) July 13, 2021
But looters continued to empty stores at Vosloorus Crossing Shopping Centre on Tuesday morning.
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