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JMPD officer fatally shot in Diepkloof

The JMPD is mourning the loss of one of its own after a metro police officer was gunned down in Diepkloof.

A tragic incident has shaken the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) as one of its officers, 32-year-old Metro Police Officer Khensani Mabaso, was found fatally shot at her family home in Diepkloof, on December 31.

Mabaso was on duty at the time of the incident and was discovered with gunshot wounds in full uniform.

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Her fully marked JMPD patrol vehicle was parked outside her family home, and preliminary observations suggest a possible robbery attempt, as her cell phone was missing.

The JMPD has opened a murder case at Diepkloof SAPS for further investigation.

JMPD Acting Chief of Police Patrick Jaca expressed his deepest condolences to Mabaso’s family, friends, and colleagues, assuring them that the department will leave no stone unturned in pursuing justice and finding the perpetrators.

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