Cop killed in Soweto shoot-out
2007-08-29 14:37
Johannesburg - A policeman died in a shootout with robbers during a car chase in Soweto on Wednesday morning, said Gauteng police.
He and his partner gave chase to a stolen vehicle when they saw it at Booysens in Johannesburg, said Superintendent Thembi Nkhwashu.
A shootout ensued in Zola North. The sergeant was killed but his partner, an inspector, was unharmed.
The three robbers escaped. They were thought to have been armed with AK-47 assault rifles, said Nkhwashu.
She said no arrests had been made yet. A case of murder was under investigation.
She said the policeman's name was being withheld until his next-of-kin had been notified.
- SAPA