By Staff Reporter
POLOKWANE-The 38-year-old fugitive Lewis Magoro who escaped from the SAPS Hlogotlou holding cells on 4 May 2023 has been re-arrested in Motetema on Saturday morning, 07 October following a shootout with the police.
One firearm was recovered.
The suspect was previously arrested for various offences such as illegal possession of a firearm, attempted murders, and business and house robberies committed in Motetema.
The suspect was busted at his hideout in Tafelkop through an intelligence-led operation by Motetema Detectives and Crime Prevention members subsequent to a tip-off. The suspect was wounded during a shootout with the police after he opened fire on them during the arrest. The firearm was confiscated.
The Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe appreciated the working relationship with the community who came forward and provided information regarding the whereabouts of the fugitive, and also commended the swift response by police to the tip-off.
The suspect will appear at a different Magistrate’s Court soon to face additional charges of attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm and escaping from lawful custody.
