A manhunt has been launched for a group of suspects after an officer was shot and wounded in Soweto on Monday morning.
The officer, from the Protea Glen police station, was wounded while carrying out a routine vehicle check in Protea Glen at around 2am
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo, the incident unfolded after the officer and a colleague ordered the driver of a sedan to stop at Impala Road close to the N12 on-ramp.
“As they were approaching the sedan, unknown occupants in a blue light delivery vehicle fired shots at the police officers and fled.
A constable sustained wounds to his lower abdomen and legs while his colleague managed to escape unscathed.
The injured officer was taken to hospital where he is in a stable condition.
Naidoo said the motive for the shooting was not yet known and that no arrests had yet been made.
Source: SAbcnews
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