Police confirmed on Wednesday evening that one suspected gang member had been killed at the scene and that 10 people had been arrested — but one man had evaded capture and was at large.
“From what has been reported to us, the provincial task team that investigates taxi violence was on an intelligence-driven operation where they were tracking a suspect who is involved in taxi violence. Information led the police to the scene and, unfortunately, when police tried to intercept the suspects — as well as other three vehicles that they were travelling in- they allegedly started shooting. Police returned fire,” she said, speaking at the scene.
“We have a total of four firearms that were recovered which will all be subjected to ballistic testing,” she said. On lookers told the police that they heard gunshots opposite the Tshwane District Hospital, near the pathology services on August 5 2020.A street vendor, who would be identified only as Kuziba, said he heard gunshots while he was cooking.
“After some time, another man from the victims was trying to run and he was shot and he fell in front of the mortuary gate. The man was not an officer — he was not wearing a police uniform.”
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