Response officer killed in Gwalas Farm

A 58-year-old Response Officer from Eagle Eye Security was shot and killed during a robbery in Gwalas Farm, Tongaat – KZN.

The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Tongaat Operations Center received a call from a resident in the area reporting the shooting. Reaction Officers were dispatched to the scene and on arrival found the Response Officer in the branded silver Isuzu bakkie. He sustained a single gunshot wound to his abdomen and was demised on the scene. His colleague was also in the vehicle at the time of the shooting but was not injured.

He informed Reaction Officers that they were awaiting the arrival of their Security Officers when two suspects approached the deceased. They fired two shots at him before they stole his 9mm firearm and fled on foot.
Two spent 9mm cartridges were recovered.