The identity of a man shot dead by a Cape Town Metro Police officer at the Mfuleni police station is not yet known, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said on Monday.
Spokesperson Moses Dlamini said an inquest docket had been opened after the suspect, estimated to be about 25 years old, was killed on Sunday morning after stabbing the officer.
Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk confirmed a case of attempted murder was also being investigated in connection with the stabbing..
On Sunday, City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said the officer had gone to the police station to register a case docket around 11:30 when the attack occurred.
The man apparently approached the officer, indicating he wanted to be arrested. He appeared agitated, Smith had said.
The metro police officer was stabbed twice in the chest and once in the arm, and he retaliated by firing three rounds from his service pistol.
Two bystanders sustained injuries to their feet from ricocheting bullets.
Metro Police Chief Wayne Le Roux confirmed that the officer had been discharged from hospital on Sunday afternoon and had been booked off.
Counselling and support was being offered to him, as well as support for the two injured civilians, he said.
His department would also cooperate fully with the police and IPID investigation, Le Roux added.
A Cape Town metro officer shot and killed a man at the Mfuleni Police Station on Sunday after the man stabbed him three times.
Mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, said the officer went to the police station to register a case docket at around 11:30 when the incident occurred.
He said the officer was approached by the man, who seemed "agitated", and indicated that he wanted to be arrested.
"He turned to speak to the metro police officer, before taking out a knife and stabbing the officer twice in the chest and once in his left arm," Smith said.
"The officer retaliated by discharging three rounds from his service pistol, fatally wounding the suspect. Two other civilians sustained wounds."
Smith said both people who were injured in the incident sustained injuries to their feet as a result of ricocheting bullets.
"The metro police officer was treated at [the] Bellville Melomed Hospital and will receive counselling," he said.
"One of the two civilians wounded was transported to Tygerberg Hospital for treatment. We wish both a speedy recovery."
Smith said the police were investigating the incident and the city was willing to co-operate with the investigation.
Western Cape police were not immediately available for comment..
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