POLICE shot a man dead in Cato Crest after he opened fire on a policeman and his dog, wounding them, KwaZulu-Natal police said yesterday. Members of the dog unit were looking for a suspect wanted for murder and armed robbery, Colonel Jay Naicker said.
When police approached the man, he opened fire on them and wounded the policeman and his dog, he said. Naicker said police returned fire, fatally wounding the gunman. Two firearms were recovered on the scene.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks said the policeman sustained a gunshot wound to his right hand and a graze to the side of his head.
He was taken to hospital.
The officer’s patrol dog was also wounded when it was shot in the leg, Wicks said. - Sapa
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