Man shot shot dead in police clash
December 11 2012 at 07:51am
By Daneel Knoetze
By Daneel Knoetze
Cape Argus
A supplied photo of
Jerome Brown, who was shot in the face at close range allegedly by a police
officer.
Cape Town - The fractious relationship
between police and residents of Netreg, Bonteheuwel, was dealt another blow on
Sunday when police allegedly killed a man on one of the area’s main roads.
The incident followed an attack
by residents on two police officers who were responding to a crime scene.
This comes against the backdrop
of an inquiry into the breakdown of relations between police and the community
in Khayelitsha.
On Monday, residents rallied
behind the slain man’s family, who have vowed not to rest until the police
officer who allegedly killed their only son is tried, convicted and put behind
bars.
Jerome Brown, 36, was shot in the
face at close range on Sunday afternoon, allegedly by a police officer, close
to the home where he lived with his mother.
His family has claimed that he
was an innocent victim and posed no threat to police at the time of the shooting.
Jerome Brown's
mother, Fathima Williams, said her son posed no threat to police. Photo: Henk
Kruger
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