Police in KwaZulu-Natal will leave no stone unturned in search of the suspects who shot and killed a Station Commander and injured another police officer during a shootout in Greytown on Thursday afternoon.
The Station Commander, who was a Lieutenant Colonel, led from the front when she, together with her members, responded to a business robbery in progress in which a shop owner was shot and injured and employees were assaulted in Greytown.
At least ten suspects fled the scene in a Toyota Quantum and the police, led by the Station Commander, working together with private security, gave chase and caught up with the suspects on the R33 Road towards Msinga.
A shootout ensued between the suspects and the police. The suspects shot at the Station Commander and she was declared dead at the scene. A Sergeant was shot in the arm and was rushed to hospital for immediate medical attention. Two suspects were shot and fatally wounded and one was injured. He was arrested and was taken to hospital under police guard. Three firearms (two rifles and a handgun) were found in the possession of the suspects. Other suspects evaded arrest and fled into the mountain.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal Major General Phumelele Makoba said that police will know no sleep until those responsible for killing the Station Commander are brought to book. "An attack to police officers is an attack to the State and police will use every available resource to trace the suspects. The suspects will know no peace and police hunt them day and night. On behalf of the management of police in KwaZulu-Natal and the entire workforce I send our heartfelt words of condolences to the family of the fallen heroine. The least we can offer now is justice and we shall find the suspects, dead or alive", said Major General Makoba.