National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says they are confident they have arrested the right person in the killing of 47-year-old Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni.

He was shot and killed in the line of duty in Mpumalanga on Friday.

Mtshweni was part of a group of police officers who responded to a business burglary in Schoemansdaal when they were attacked by a group of 10 suspects.

Masemola and Acting Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi visited Mtshweni’s family on Sunday.

Masemola adds that they know who else they are looking for. “We have arrested one suspect in the killing of Sergeant Mtshweni, and we are hot on the heels of those who are still on the run. We are quite confident we’ll find them. We are definitely confident also that we have got the right person, and we know who we are looking for. It’s just a matter of finding them.”

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