It’s being reported that the officer was aiming at criminals and mistakenly shot and killed his female colleague.
Last week, a 19-year-old man and a woman in her 20s were murdered in an attack by at least three gunmen near a bridge above the N12.
The man's legs and arms were tied and he had been set alight.
Police say it’s still unclear at this stage what led to the murder, but an investigation is underway.
Community MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane confirmed on Friday that three people were arrested in connection with the attack.
A mob of angry residents set alight a 17-year-old pupil near the unity secondary school on Wednesday accusing him of being part of a suspected gang.
Three people have been arrested in connection with a mob justice attack after a 17-year-old was necklaced near school premises in full view of other pupils in Daveyton.
One woman has described the moment gunmen entered their home and shot and killed her mother and aunts.
The motive for the attacks on Thursday is not clear, but police say the women are related to the seven illegal miners whose bodies were founded dumped near a mine in Benoni last weekend.
In a statement read by a family member, Nontombi Gwam accuses the clinic nurses of claiming to be out of IV fluids and turning her away from the premises.
Emergency services say upon arrival on the scene on Friday night, the deceased was found under the crumbled wall.
Speaking at a World Aids Day event, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans need more open discussions about sex in families and communities.
They say they want to contribute to educating people about the virus.
One person was killed and four others wounded in an apparent robbery on the N12 Highway near Daveyton.
Alfred Setlale shot and killed his wife and child (7) and then assaulted his baby daughter.
Police have confirmed shots have been fired between two rival illegal mining groups.
The Mozambican taxi driver died in a holding cell after being dragged behind a police van by Daveyton police.
The 36-year-old man’s body was discovered in one of the cells.
