Overview
- On 21 November, a suspect on Empire Road pointed what appeared to be a gun at a National Intervention Unit driver during intensified G20 patrols.
- An NIU officer shot the suspect, who sustained an upper‑body wound and was taken to a hospital under police guard.
- Officers later determined the weapon was an imitation firearm, which police say is treated as a firearm when used to commit a crime under the Firearms Control Act.
- The suspect is expected to be charged with attempted hijacking once medically cleared for a court appearance.
- NATJOINTS has mobilised a large multi‑agency deployment including SAPS, metro police, intelligence units and the SANDF, and police arrested protesters near Nasrec after attempts to block world leaders’ routes.