A senior Durban metro policeman was taken to hospital on Sunday afternoon after being shot in the neck on Kenyon Howden Road in Montclair.
Durban metro police spokesperson senior superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said the officer was not on duty at the time.
“He was travelling in a vehicle with his family when a suspect shot him in the neck,” he said.
The motive for the shooting is yet to be established.
“The scene is still active. The off-duty policeman is stable in hospital,” said Sewpersad.
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A senior Durban metro policeman was taken to hospital on Sunday afternoon after being shot in the neck on Kenyon Howden Road in Montclair.
Durban metro police spokesperson senior superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said the officer was not on duty at the time.
“He was travelling in a vehicle with his family when a suspect shot him in the neck,” he said.
The motive for the shooting is yet to be established.
“The scene is still active. The off-duty policeman is stable in hospital,” said Sewpersad.
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