Cape Town metro police shot and killed a man and arrested another for being in possession of drugs in Philippi on Thursday. (IOL)
The 28-year-old man was arrested after he ran from police when they tried to search him in Heinz Park shortly before 11am, Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi said in a statement.
In the bag he was carrying they found 35 mandrax tablets and three drinking straws filled with "tik", with a total value of around R6 000.
During the man's arrest local residents began throwing stones at metro police. A Heinz Park man allegedly fired a shot at them. Metro police fired back, killing him.
A .38 special firearm found in the dead man's possession was confiscated. A 25-year-old man from the area was arrested for malicious damage to property after he allegedly damaged a police vehicle during the stone-throwing.
You just have to love the locals who start stoning the police....
The 28-year-old man was arrested after he ran from police when they tried to search him in Heinz Park shortly before 11am, Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi said in a statement.
In the bag he was carrying they found 35 mandrax tablets and three drinking straws filled with "tik", with a total value of around R6 000.
During the man's arrest local residents began throwing stones at metro police. A Heinz Park man allegedly fired a shot at them. Metro police fired back, killing him.
A .38 special firearm found in the dead man's possession was confiscated. A 25-year-old man from the area was arrested for malicious damage to property after he allegedly damaged a police vehicle during the stone-throwing.
You just have to love the locals who start stoning the police....
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