Yesterday morning over 30 rounds flew across the community of Hanover Park, detected by our ShotSpotter system.
Officers responded, directly into the battle zone of opposition gangs. One of the gunmen ran directly past our officers, who began chasing him. He opened up fire on the officers, who returned fire and hit the suspect. After arresting the suspect and securing the firearm, a large part of the community turned on the officers and began assaulting them, including throwing them with bricks.
Officers were forced to flee the scene, with several of our vehicles severely damaged in the escape.
I returned to the area in the evening, to plead with the community. We cannot protect the community if we cannot protect our staff.
We are offering R20 000 for any reward for any information that leads to us identifying the attackers. Calls can be made anonymously, through the City's dedicated tip-off line:
0800 11 00 77.
Within hours, leads started coming in...
Under cover of darkness, our teams returned along with SAPS Flying Squad and the National Intervention Unit. Four suspects were identified and taken into custody. And we are not done yet.
If anyone can identify any of the perpetrators, please contact our tip-off line urgently.
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