Cop, robber killed in Free State
2013-01-09 08:00
Bloemfontein - A police sergeant was shot dead during a
robbery in Kopanong, Bloemfontein, on Tuesday, Free State police said.
Captain Harry Nagel said the 41-year-old was shot in the
head outside a supermarket.
Four gunmen robbed the store shortly before 14:00. The
police arrived as they tried to flee and they ran back into the shop. They
re-emerged with guns blazing, hitting the sergeant. He died on the scene.
The robbers ran away with cash, a laptop, and a police
service pistol.
Two kilometres from the scene, other police officers and the
Bloemfontein dog unit confronted them. During the ensuing shoot-out a female
constable from the dog unit was hit in the leg and hand. A third bullet struck
her bullet proof vest. Another police officer was shot in the hand.
One of the gunmen was killed, and a second arrested. The
other two were still at large.
Cases of murder, attempted murder and armed robbery were
opened.
- SAPA
