Video (Warning Disturbing Footage): Near riot on scene of fatally shot foreign national
Fellow countrymen claim he was innocent.
Video footage of the near riot that took place at the scene where a Flying Squad member shot dead an alleged Nigerian drug dealer on Monday, 9 April, has surfaced on Facebook.
Read here: Drama after foreign national is shot dead
Matters nearly got out of hand during a tense stand-off between a large group of Nigerians and the police on the corner of Nelson Avenue and Fuller Street in Georginia. According to Flying Squad spokesperson, Karen du Plessis, a Flying Squad vehicle chased a suspicious vehicle from the Florida CBD to the location, where the vehicle was eventually pulled over.
See video here:
https://www.facebook.com/princeobaino.jonas/videos/1722376674509760/UzpfSTEwMDAwMzczNzA4OTIxMToxMjQwMDgwNzcyNzkzMTQ3/
The police members found dagga in the vehicle, but when they went to arrest the now deceased man, he ran for it and jumped a property wall. When they cornered him, he drew a knife and tried to stab an officer who subsequently shot back in self-defence.
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