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This is the moment a police officer was shot in the back during a routine traffic stop – then miraculously turned around to return fire.

Dashcam footage shows officer Nizaam Alexander walking over to a Mercedes Benz he had just pulled over to issue a fine on the notorious N2 motorway in Cape Town, South Africa. The road is a known robbery hotspot.

Unknown to him, a pedestrian who walks past turns back and can be seen fiddling with a handgun that has jammed.

Traffic officer is shot point-blank before chasing off the attacker

The unidentified man, dressed in a grey hoodie, jeans and a blue baseball cap, then pulls the gun on the policeman – demanding he hand over his firearm.




When Nizaam refuses, he dives for cover and the man shoots him in the back.

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He can then be seen standing up to return fire at the suspect, chasing him away and radioing for backup. It is later reveal that he was wearing a bullet proof vest, which saved his life.

Incredibly, Nizaam then returns to the car he had pulled over to continue issuing the traffic ticket for using a restricted lane.

He then finishes issuing the ticket

He was taken to hospital afterwards where he was treated for a minor flesh wound.

The City of Cape Town Traffic Services said: ‘Even after traffic officer Nizaam Alexander was shot at point blank range he continued to perform his duties.

‘His conduct exemplifies the professionalism and dedication to duty embodied by our Traffic Services.’