A Metro police off- duty police officer arrested two suspects for attempting to rob a shop in Turffontein on 27 February.
The armed men stormed the shop and demanded cell phones and car keys. The officer opened fire and shot both suspects. One suspect was arrested on the scene and the other suspect was chased and apprehended. The officer recovered a revolver and a toy gun.
Off-duty JMPD officer was having a hair cut when 2 armed men stormed the shop in Turffontein & demanded cellphones & car keys. The Officer opened fire & shot both suspects.1 suspect arrested on the scene, the other suspect was chased & brought down. Revolver & toy pistol recovrd pic.twitter.com/vsuHQNeDbi
— Cllr. Michael Sun (@MichaelSun168) February 27, 2019
Twitter users applauded the off duty officer for keeping the community safe.
That man deserves promotion!
— Yazisani Dladla (@yazisani81) February 27, 2019
EXCELLENT WORK👍🏼
AN ENORMOUS THANK YOU TO THIS COURAGEOUS AND DEDICATED OFFICER👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/56m39Ynx7v— 🇿🇦☠️TH€ V!K!NG☠️🇿🇦 🏹⚔️⚒️🗡️🛡️ (@SAMiR_5777) February 27, 2019
Good job, he must be awarded on the next good service awards.
— #ProtectSouthAfricaAtAllCosts #PutSouthAfricaFirst (@NtsieniUnaado) February 27, 2019
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