Two men, aged 27 and 28, were arrested in Katlehong on Saturday, August 16.<\/p>\n
They are charged with the murder of a Katlehong SAPS constable and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>
The constable was shot during a routine patrol in the area.<\/p>\n
The officers were patrolling the area when they spotted a white Volkswagen Polo, which appeared suspicious to them.<\/p>
\u201cThey stopped the vehicle along Venus Road, in Katlehong South,\u201d explained Capt Mega Ndobe, of the Katlehong SAPS.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is alleged that the vehicle was occupied by four passengers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs officers stopped the vehicle, all the passengers climbed out and this is when one of the passengers began to shoot at them.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the officers was shot and fatally wounded during the altercation and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
The second officer was able to arrest two of the suspects involved in the incident, while the other two fled the scene on foot.<\/p>\n
After the arrests the vehicle was searched and a 9mm pistol with six rounds of ammunition was found.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Katlehong SAPS are still searching for the two suspects who ran away.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are appealing to the community to assist in the search for the suspects,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p>\n
The men who were arrested appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n