Netshiunda added that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate has been informed for further investigations.Last week, a member of the Hawks’ tactical operations management section was killed in a shootout with a group of suspects in Mamelodi.Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Nomthandazo Mbambo said the tactical officers were reportedly monitoring a house in Mamelodi where it was suspected that high-calibre rifles were being kept.
“The members executed an operation upon receipt of information regarding the mentioned illegal firearms kept in a shack at an informal settlement in Lusaka, Mamelodi. The information was operationalised and the Toms team tactically approached the given shack. “As they approached the address, the suspects took shots at the members and a shootout ensued. Three suspects were fatally shot and one Toms member was fatally wounded. Several firearms were seized,” said Mbambo.
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