Off-duty KZN metro cop found dead in car on N2

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A KwaZulu-Natal metro police officer was found with a single gunshot wound to his chest in a vehicle, parked on the side of the N2 near the old airport, south of Durban, on Friday.

“I know exactly what happened, but I cannot comment,” he said.

Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson said the officer was found in a vehicle on the northbound lane, heading towards Durban, and was declared deceased upon arrival of paramedics. “On arrival, paramedics found Saps in attendance and found a vehicle parked on the side. On assessment it was found that a male, believed to be in his 40s and believed to be a policeman, sustained a gunshot wound to the upper part of his body.”It is understood that the officer held the rank of inspector at Durban's metro police.

 

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