Man shot in M1 robbery was a Hawks member

22 October 2018 - 19:52
By Belinda Pheto
A shooting occurred on the M1 North highway on Monday‚ in a suspected robbery attempt. Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers are diverting traffic off the freeway at Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road‚ the city said. It is believed that a Hawks member may have been shot.
Image: ALON SKUY A shooting occurred on the M1 North highway on Monday‚ in a suspected robbery attempt. Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers are diverting traffic off the freeway at Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road‚ the city said. It is believed that a Hawks member may have been shot.

The man shot in an apparent daylight robbery on the M1 highway in Johannesburg was a member of the elite Hawks crime-fighting unit.

The man was an occupant of a BMW which came under fire on the freeway shortly before 1pm on Monday. A woman was also shot and a bag was seemingly taken from the vehicle‚ which was forced to come to a stop. Both were taken to hospital.

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Hawks spokesperson in Gauteng Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu confirmed that the man was their member.

"At the moment we can't confirm circumstances that led to the shooting. SAPS is investigating a case of attempted murder and we are assisting them with the investigation."

Mulamu said the officer was off-duty and couldn’t confirm his relationship to the woman shot with him.