JMPD Traffic Warden shot dead in Turffontein, child shot in head during attack

JMPD Traffic Warden Reagan Joseph was shot and fatally wounded while inside his private vehicle, a white Volkswagen Citi Golf, in Turffontein on Thursday, October 1.

Two children were also present in the vehicle during the attack.

One of the children sustained a gunshot wound to the head, while the condition of the second child remains under close assessment.

According to JMPD spokesperson Superintendent Xolani Fihla, all relevant role players and emergency services responded to the scene.

The shooting is the third violent attack involving JMPD personnel within a week.

On Saturday, September 26, 34-year-old JMPD Security Officer Kwanele Buthelezi was abducted during a carjacking in Lenasia South.

Buthelezi was subsequently found murdered in Finetown, Grasmere.

The following day, Sunday, September 27, a JMPD officer was hijacked and shot in Finetown, Grasmere.

The officer remains hospitalised while receiving medical treatment.

Fihla said all three officials were off duty when the attacks occurred.

The JMPD strongly condemned the attacks on its personnel.

“Attacks on law enforcement officers, traffic wardens, and security staff represent a direct assault on the rule of law and community safety,” said Fihla.

The department extended its condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of Joseph and Buthelezi.

It also wished the hospitalised officer and the injured child a full and speedy recovery.

The JMPD appealed to anyone with information regarding the attacks to come forward.

Fihla said the JMPD, working closely with the South African Police Service (SAPS), would spare no effort in ensuring that those responsible are apprehended and face the full might of the law.

The Turffontein shooting comes a day after two men were shot and killed in Rosettenville on Wednesday, September 30.

Six to eight gunshots were heard during the incident.

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