CASH IN TRANSIT LEFT TWO DEAD, ONE ARRESTED AND ANOTHER INJURED Nelspruit – Today 08 April 2014, a group of armed thugs entered one of the big chain stores at Klipfontein in Witbank and pretended to be customers. When a guard from G4S Security collected money and exited the shop, the armed men accosted and fatally shot him on the side of his upper body. The suspects then took the box containing money which exploded while they were trying flee the scene. The sector police vehicle patrolling in the vicinity of the incident heard the blazing sound of a gun and responded. At that moment, other role players from the security fraternity and sector forum members also responded. When the suspects saw that they were cornered, they fired shots at the police and a shootout ensued. One of the suspects was fatally shot and another one arrested. Preliminary investigation revealed that the group consisted of more than 10 suspects and the remaining fled the scene in two vehicles, a Corsa sedan and a Quantum kombi mounted with Eskom tags. On further investigation police found out that a car guard was hit by a stray bullet on the leg and had to be hospitalised. The police have launched a manhunt for the remaining suspects and therefore request the community to assist with information that will lead to their arrest. Ends Issued by the Corporate Communication Directorate South African Police Service, Mpumalanga Provincial Office
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:50:25 +0000
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