Policeman shoots policeman?
The officer managed to draw his service pistol and return fire, hitting
his attacker in the stomach
Nameera Sarjoo | 4 September 2014 08:17
Two police officers were allegedly involved in a shoot-out in Bergville
on Sunday evening.
The shoot-out took place at an ATM in the Bergville CBD, where a
Bergville policeman was apparently attacked and shot in the right shoulder.
The officer managed to draw his service pistol and return fire, hitting
his attacker in the stomach.
The officer managed to get to Bergville police station, where fellow colleagues called emergency services and rushed to the scene.
The officer managed to get to Bergville police station, where fellow colleagues called emergency services and rushed to the scene.
The attacker was arrested by fast-acting Bergville police still in the
CBD. The attacker “claimed to be a police reservist”, but this is still being
investigated. A licensed firearm was recovered from the suspect, who is
currently in a Pietermaritzburg hospital.
The Bergville officer, Constable Sifiso Mncube, is currently recovering
in La Verna Hospital.
