[imagesource: Intelligence Bureau SA / Facebook]

Cape Town Metro Police were involved in a chase through the Montague Gardens / Parklands / Milnerton area, although they didn’t nab the suspect (or suspects) they were after.

There isn’t a great deal of information available at present, with Intelligence Bureau SA’s Facebook page saying the chase occurred yesterday.

Here are the basics, as laid out by Intelligence Bureau SA:

Suspect failed to stop for CPT Metro Officials in a fully branded vehicle yesterday, the suspects was blocked in by the officials but the suspect than drove into the state vehicle.

Officers demanded that the suspect stops immediately after crashing to the state vehicle but refused & drove off, several gun shots were fired by the officers while the suspect fled.

A short chase ensued and the suspect drove into a underground parking area (doors were closed). Suspect managed to flee, vehicle recovered.

The suspects apartment was searched & drugs were found.

To start, here’s footage showing one officer firing into the car’s tyre, which you can see around the one-minute mark:

CT peeps …. 👀

Ke kopa background story assemblief 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/dXFKaPe3TE

— CCI Network (@cci_network) January 26, 2021

This was filmed from a MyCiti Bus, and shows the exchange from a different angle:

I wonder what happened here for Metro Police to shoot at him #MontagueGardens #CapeTown pic.twitter.com/Hi9Dj4pJm3

— Mduduzi Seakamela (@MduBeernong) January 26, 2021

That escalated.

In the second video, you can see the moment the suspect enters the underground parking

pic.twitter.com/NjLpPHacdP

— Terence Naidoo (@_Terence_N_) January 26, 2021

We will update this post with more information when it becomes available.

UPDATE: The City of Cape Town released a statement, which can be read in full in the Twitter thread below:

Hi there,

The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate is aware of various videos doing the rounds. The driver went through a red light and when Metro Police officers tried to stop him, he drove into their vehicle causing damage. https://t.co/XdqLXVU7aH

— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) January 26, 2021

[source:intelligencebureausa]