National SAPS spokesman Lieut-Col Katlego Mogale has confirmed that another suspect in the Wadeville shoot-out has died.<\/p>\n
“He died in hospital overnight, which now leaves five people dead in the incident,” Mogale said.<\/p>
“No further arrests have been made and police continue to investigate.”<\/p>\n
Mogale also told the GCN that the two EMPD officers shot in the incident are still in a critical but stable condition in hospital.<\/p>
The GCN’s sister publication, the Lenasia Rising Sun, has confirmed that the police officer shot was a resident of Lenasia (http:\/\/bit.ly\/1dNLv8k).<\/p>\n
They supplied the GCN with information with regard to the police officer.<\/p>\n
Shakeel Rasool (31), a warrant officer at the National SAPS Crime Intelligence Unit, was shot dead on the scene in Davidson Road, yesterday.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his parents and two brothers.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, family and friends gathered at Rasool’s home, in Lenasia, to await the arrival of his body, for the mayyit (funeral) to take place.<\/p>\n
The mayyit of Shakeel Rasool left from his Extension Eight home at 10pm last night.<\/p>\n
The unmarried Rasool was described as a wonderful person, who loved his job.<\/p>\n
“He died doing something that he loved,” one family member said.<\/p>\n
“Another life lost due to crime,” said another.<\/p>\n