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Ipid probes after attacker allegedly shot, killed by cop
The metro police officer was registering a case at the Mfuleni Police Station when an apparent stranger attacked him.
CAPE TOWN - Police watchdog Ipid has opened a case after a metro police officer shot dead an attacker at the Mfuleni Police Station.
The incident occurred Sunday morning.
The metro police officer was registering a case at the Mfuleni Police Station when an apparent stranger attacked him.
The officer was stabbed, but immediately drew his firearm and shot his attacker.
Ipid's Moses Dlamini said: “This matter is an inquest, where it is alleged that a metro police officer shot and killed a person in a charge office yesterday morning around 11 am.”
It's still unclear why the man stabbed the officer and the deceased's identity remains unknown.
It's believed the attacker was in his mid-20s.
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