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Two foreign nationals and a South African woman face attempted murder charges after a shot was fired in the direction of police at Duncan Village outside East London on Friday morning.
Police captain Stephen Marais says members of the East London Crime Intelligence Gathering Unit, flying squad and K9 unit, swooped on a house in Nomvete street at about 3am.
They had received information that there was an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on the premises.
Marais says a shot rang out from a spaza shop on the property - narrowly missing a member of the flying squad.
Two men - a Malawian and an Ethiopian - were arrested in the shop along with a South African women. They are all in their 20's.
Marais says police seized a 9 millimeter Norinco pistol and 8 rounds ammunition.
The suspects will appear in the East London magistrate's court on Monday on charges of attempted murder and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
