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 Clarke’s 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).
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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.
Hamish Arries, Elsies River CPF chairperson, said that the CPF, Neighbourhood Watch, and community safety family are deeply affected by Treu’s death.
‘We will not remember Clinton as a victim but as a hero who was prepared to stand his ground and paid with his life doing so,’ said Arries.
Anroux Marais, Western Cape minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, offered her condolences to the family, friends and Neighbourhood Watch colleagues of Clinton Treu, according to a press statement issued by the Western Cape Government (WCG).
‘I mourn the death of Clinton, and I salute him as a committed Neighbourhood Watch member. The Western Cape is poorer, and Elsies River a more dangerous place, without him. I plan to visit Clinton’s loved ones soon,’ said Marais.
‘I call on the public to assist in apprehending his killers. Together, we can beat crime in the Western Cape. Let that be our commitment, in the loving memory of what Clinton stood for,’ Marais added.
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Picture: Elsies River Community Police Forum (Ercpf) / Facebook