Police officer wounded while questioning suspicious-looking men
The suspects were in a stationary vehicle from which they fired gunshots.
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A 36-year-old police officer was injured in a shooting on the corner of Maple and Constantia streets in Pomona in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday evening, Kempton Express reports.
According to ER24, the police officer sustained a single gunshot wound to his leg after questioning five men in a stationary vehicle.
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Reports indicate a shootout ensued at about 7.30pm, after which the men fled the scene.
The officer was transported to a hospital in Benoni for further medical care.
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– Caxton News Service
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