Western Cape cop held after shooting
2013-03-18 14:48
Johannesburg - A 42-year-old police sergeant has been
arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding a motorist in Knysna, Western Cape
police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson Bernadine Steyn said a man reversed
his bakkie from a pavement into the road, in front of an oncoming green Mazda
bakkie on Sunday evening.
The Mazda driver stopped and got out.
"The owner of the Mazda bakkie, who is an off-duty
sergeant based at Knysna, allegedly took out a firearm and shot the victim in
the chest."
The man was taken to a hospital in George in a stable
condition.
The policeman fled the scene, but was arrested later. He
was expected to appear in the Knysna Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Steyn said the firearm used had been stolen earlier that
evening from the Knysna police station.
The circumstances surrounding the theft were being
investigated.
- SAPA
