Gunshots echoed through the night sky on Tuesday (May 1), with motorists and bystanders in the Soofie Mosque area wondering what was going on.
A 47-year-old police officer fired the gunshots during a scuffle with an assailant who attacked and robbed him.
The officer sustained stab wounds during the attack.
Police were called out to the scene and arrested a 27-year-old suspect.
The suspect is set to appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court today (May 3).
He faces a charge of robbery.
“I was alarmed and fearful when I heard two gunshots ring out,” a bystander commented.
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