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WATCH: Court closed after cop is shot and killed
The SAPS has launched a manhunt for a dangerous, awaiting trial prisoner who shot and killed a police officer before escaping from the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court holding cell earlier today, shortly before 9am. “Joshua Bomba Shongwane was due to appear in court for criminal proceedings on a serial hijacking case. The SAPS is appealing to members …
The SAPS has launched a manhunt for a dangerous, awaiting trial prisoner who shot and killed a police officer before escaping from the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court holding cell earlier today, shortly before 9am.
“Joshua Bomba Shongwane was due to appear in court for criminal proceedings on a serial hijacking case. The SAPS is appealing to members of the public who may see him to contact the police, as he is considered to be armed and dangerous,” said the Gauteng SAPS spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini.
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