The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) is mourning the death of an off-duty officer who was shot dead while responding to a housebreaking complaint in Pola Park, Springs Friday night.
The officer, attached to the EMPD First Response Unit, was responding to the complaint alongside Ekurhuleni Emergency Services paramedics when they were confronted by a suspect.
The suspect allegedly disarmed the officer and opened fire, killing him and injuring the paramedic.
The EMPD says the injured paramedic was rushed to N17 Hospital for medical treatment, no arrests have been made at this stage, with police investigating cases of murder and attempted murder.
The department has appealed to anyone with information that could assist the investigation to contact the nearest police station or the EMPD Control Room.
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