“Nelson Mandela Bay, in terms of voting, has been incident-free except for this one incident that has been reported in Schauderville,” she said.
“A person was reported to have a firearm in the voting station.
“You can’t enter a voting station with a firearm.
Man killed after allegedly shooting at police near Schauderville voting station
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Police shot dead a man who allegedly opened fire on them near a voting station in Schauderville in Gqeberha on Wednesday.
Eastern Cape police commissioner Lt-Gen Nomthetheleli Mene, who was making an oversight visit at the Methodist Church in Boxonga Street, Daku, said the man had tried to enter the voting station with a firearm and when police approached him he allegedly shot at them.
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“Nelson Mandela Bay, in terms of voting, has been incident-free except for this one incident that has been reported in Schauderville,” she said.
“A person was reported to have a firearm in the voting station.
“You can’t enter a voting station with a firearm.
“As the police approached him he [allegedly] shot at our members.
“The police shot back and he was fatally wounded,” Mene said.
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