The South African Police Service (SAPS) is searching for suspects who are involved in the shooting of a community policing forum (CPF) member, in what has been described as a robbery and hijacking gone wrong at Elsies River, Cape {town} Etc reports.
Clinton Treu (49) was fatally wounded at Clarkes Estate on Sunday morning while he tried to to resist his attackers which resulted in him being shot, according to a Facebook post made by the Elsies River Community Police Forum (ERCPF) .
Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, police spokesperson, stated that detectives were following leads regarding the shooting to find the responsible suspects, as reported by TimesLIVE .
On arrival at the crime scene at about 2:35am, [police] found the victim, who sustained gunshots to his head. The victim was declared deceased at the scene by medical personnel, said Swartbooi.
The unknown suspect/s fled and are yet to be arrested. The motive for the attack forms part of the police investigation. Swartbooi added.
