Suspect(s) still at large following murder of Tableview captain

Residents have been urged to come forward with any information that could lead to the successful arrest, following the murder of a police officer.

Sunday marks a week since the murder of Captain Linda Buqa.

54-year-old Buqa who was attached to Tableview police station was shot in the Site 5 informal settlement, by yet-to-be arrested suspects who later fled with the policeman’s firearm.

The latest crime statistics, for the second quarter of 2023 (July – September 2023), shows that seven police officers were killed in the Western Cape.

Western Cape’s Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile and Western Cape’s Police Oversight & Community Safety MEC, Reagen Allen, attended Buqa’s memorial service on Friday

Allen condemned the killing.

‘’Attacks on police or any other law enforcement officers will never be condoned nor are they welcomed. No officer or any person for that matter deserves to be murdered. I maintain that a killing on a police or any other law enforcement officer should be regarded as an attack on the state and the relevant charges should take effect,’’ said Reagen Allen, Western Cape’s Police Oversight & Community Safety MEC.

The Hawks has since taken over the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111

 

Done By: Mitchum George