The police spotted them driving on Old Potchefstroom Road in the direction of Soweto and took chase. The suspects opened fire on the police during the chase, hitting Officer Kefwa in the hand. They then raced to Protea South in Soweto, where a gun battle broke out and Du Toit was fatally wounded when he was shot on his left side under his armpit and his body found lying just outside the police vehicle. Du Toit’s wife, Alicia, also a police officer was on duty at the temporary control room set up at the old Brixton flying squad’s radio room for the purposes of the World Cup. The shooting took place a short distance from Soccer City. Alicia listened to the events unfolding on the police radio.
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