Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Off Duty metro cop shot dead and killed by SAPS Police Officer after a fight in the parking lot of Drama nightclub in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. (Read More Here).
“Apparently, the Metro police officer confronted the SAPS officer, and there was an altercation between them. It’s alleged that the JMPD officer had a gun in his hands and ended up slapping the SAPS cop who was in the car at the time,” he said.
“There was a shooting which was discharged by the SAPS offer, which then allegedly fatally wounded the Metro police officer,” Raburabu said.
He confirmed that both officers were off duty at the time of the incident. AN alleged argument between a South African Police Service (SAPS) officer police and a Joburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer ended in death on the streets of Braamfontein, Joburg.
It is alleged that the police officer shot and killed the Metro cop outside a nightclub on Monday morning, 26 June.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) spokesman Robbie Raburabu confirmed the incident and the death of a Metro cop.
A video of the incident has since surfaced and it is being shared by social media users showing the officer wearing a white top holding a gun in his right hand trying to pull a man from the car.
Moments later gunshots are heard and the man who was holding the gun is seen lying on the floor with blood on his chest.
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla confirmed the incident and said it is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
“We know about the incident but we can’t comment as the officer was off duty. The matter is being handled by Ipid for investigation,” said Fihla.
Meanwhile, Ipid has confirmed that it is investigating a murder case after a member of the Johannesburg Metro Police was gunned down allegedly by a South African Police Service member.
Ipid spokesperson Robbie Raburabu said the department is aware of the incident and they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a JMPD officer.
Raburabu said no one had been arrested so far and investigations continue.
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