Shooting incident on Sunday, 14 July 2019 at Grassy Park Policing Area, Western Cape

In the early morning of Sunday, 14 July 2019 a shooting incident took place between K9 police officials and some suspects males in Grassy Park policing area. It is alleged that three males aged 18, 26 and 26 were shot at and sustained some injuries during this incident. IPID was activated and our investigators attended to the matter.

IPID confirms that we received a complaint of discharge of police official firearms in Grassy Park area on Sunday, 14 July 2019 around after midnight where SAPS K9 police officials were alleged to have been attacked by means of firearms. It is alleged that police officials returned fire and in the process some suspects got injured. Investigations have just begun and nobody is arrested on this incident.

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