Police officer shot and killed in Mfuleni
By Siyabonga Kalipa
CAPE TOWN - An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in Mfuleni on Tuesday afternoon.
Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the circumstances surrounding a double murder were being investigated after two adult men were shot and killed yesterday around 4pm in Mfuleni.
“The victims’ bodies were discovered in a silver Ford Focus. One of the victims is a 33-year-old police officer stationed at Philippi East and was off duty at the time of the incident,” said Traut.
The officer, Phindile Vutula had recently joined the force and his brother Mandlakhe Vutula said he received a call yesterday that there was a shooting incident which involved his younger brother.