Residents looted a law enforcement van in Valhalla Park over the weekend and attacked officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A video circulating on social media shows dozens of residents looting an empty Law Enforcement Advance Plan (Leap) van. One resident can be heard shouting \u201cbrand dit uit, brand dit uit\u201d (burn it down).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the City, the officers involved in the incident were deployed as part of an operation in the area on Friday (12 September). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They heard gunshots on, at approximately 15:26, and responded. They came across a man running with a firearm. He pointed the weapon at the vehicle and the driver swerved to avoid him, lost control of the vehicle and hit a wall, injuring the three occupants of the van. While the officers were attending to the injured, bystanders turned on them, stoning the officers, looting the vehicle and attempting to set it alight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n