Police launches manhunt for off-duty cop killer

• Published date: 05 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

The Police in KwaZulu-Natal have mobilised all resources to apprehend suspects who shot and killed an off-duty police officer outside a school in Umbilo, Durban.

On Wednesday afternoon at about 14:15, fifty-two-year-old Warrant Officer Michael Jameson was picking up his daughter from a school in Umbilo when he noticed a hijacking in progress. The member immediately placed himself on duty and responded to the incident.

Upon noticing that the member was armed, the suspects opened fire. The member returned fire but sadly succumbed to his injuries on the scene.

Police in Kwa-Zulu Natal have since mobilised all resources to track and trace down the suspects.

Two vehicle's including a vehicle that was hijacked outside the school in Umbilo and another that was hijacked in Hammersdale by the pair have been found abandoned. This after the pair crashed both vehicles as they were evading arrest.

The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola says police are working around the clock to apprehend those...