A 32-year-old police officer was shot dead in Atteridgeville on Tuesday.
Constable Stevens Oubaas Mangwane, who was off-duty at the time, was shot at Phomolong informal settlement.
Police national commissioner General Khehla John Sitole has condemned the “senseless killing”.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that Mangwane and his friend had just alighted from a taxi when they were confronted by two unknown men.
“The friend managed to run to the nearby houses to call for help when she heard the sound of a gunshot. When she returned with people to assist, they found Mangwane’s body on the ground,” he said.
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The local police were called and immediately instituted the 72-hour activation plan to hunt for the suspects.
Sitole said Mangwane had just started his career in the police with only over a year of service and he was stationed in SAPS Vosman in Mpumalanga.
He was originally from Lefisoane village near KwaMhlanga and was visiting relatives in Atteridgeville when he was killed.
“The senseless attack on police officers is a continuing attack on the state. All the necessary resources as per the 72-hour activation plan have been mobilised and we are not going to leave any stone unturned.
“The perpetrators of this heinous crime will be identified and the law will take its course. My sincere heartfelt condolences to the family of Constable Mangwane,” said Sitole.
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