Senior Cape Town cop shot dead in driveway

A senior Cape Town police officer was shot dead on Thursday morning.Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said crime scene experts were still on the scene of the shooting, where the 52-year-old lieutenant colonel attached to the Firearm, Liquor and Second Hand Goods Control Unit was murdered.

"It is alleged the official had just got into his vehicle at 06:50 when an unknown gunman in a vehicle fired several shots at him. He died on the scene," she said.Acting Western Cape Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi conveyed his condolences to the officer's loved ones and described him as a dedicated police official.One of the ward councillors in the Bishop Lavis precinct, Angus McKenzie, described the officer's murder as"senseless".

"I strongly encourage that no stone is left unturned in bringing this disgusting and vile individual or individuals to book that have committed this attack against our community and country," he said.The officer's name is known to News24, but will only published when his next of kin are informed of his death.

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