In two separate incidents which took place last night, 23 July shortly after 9pm in the Southern Suburb of Cape Town in what seems to be a targeted hit, two ADT armed response officers were shot at and robbed of their firearms. One of the patrol officers sadly passed away while the other officer is in a stable condition.
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The Fidelity Services Group has confirmed two separate shooting incidents in the southern suburbs of Cape Town on Saturday night (23 July 2022) at or around 9pm.
“In one incident in Claremont, a Fidelity ADT armed response officer was attacked by unknown suspects who reportedly targeted him for his firearm. Our officer sustained fatal gunshot injuries during the incident.
“The second similar incident took place in Harfield Village where another armed response officer was attacked, and his firearm taken from him. The officer is currently in hospital where he is undergoing treatment,” says Wahl Bartmann, CEO of the Fidelity Services Group.
“We are deeply saddened by these attacks. We send our deepest condolences to the friends and family of our colleague who died and wish our second officer a speedy recovery. We will provide the SAPS with our full cooperation to make sure that the attackers are found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
The first incident happened in Claremont at 9:19pm, the armed response officer was attacked in his vehicle while patrolling Surrey Road.
Lieutenant Col Marnus Fourie, Claremont Vispol commander said that the two suspects tried to open the doors of the armed response vehicle.
“One suspect produced a pistol and fired two shots into the passenger side door of the vehicle, hitting the guard in his side. The second suspect managed to open the driver’s door and the males robbed the guard of his pistol.”
The two suspects then got into their vehicle and left.
The injured armed response officer drove to the Village Café in Harfield Village and raised the alarm, before being transported to Hospital.
The third fatal incident occurred at 9:50pm, the Claremont Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) found an armed response officer robbed and shot.
Fourie confirmed that the patrol officer was found fatally wounded and robbed of his firearm.
Fourie said, “Claremont Police would like to send our condolences to the families and next of kin of the victims of the shooting and our solidarity with the armed response company, our valued and respected partner in the fight against crime.”
Witnesses to any of the incidents are asked to contact Detective WO Witbooi on 079 894 0144 or Detective WO Tukawyo on 079 894 1564.
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