During a shootout with police on Wednesday morning in Midrand, Johannesburg, four suspected robbers were killed and two more were injured.
Col. Katlego Mogale, a spokesman for the Hawks, said that after receiving information from Crime Intelligence that a truck transporting electronic devices was targeted, a team made up of the Special Task Force, National Crime Intelligence, Gauteng Traffic Saturation unit, Bad Boyz Security, and members of the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section intercepted a group of hijackers.
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“The information was operationalised wherein the identified suspects’ vehicles were noticed on Olifantsfontein Road in Glen Austin. Upon realising that the team is about to pounce, the suspects fired shots and a high-speed chase, as well as a shootout, ensued.
“Four suspects were fatally wounded and two others suffered minor injuries which were attended to on scene,” she said.
The two injured suspects, according to Mogale, are in police custody. “Two unlicensed firearms were recovered on the scene, while the four vehicles used by the suspects have questionable origins which are under investigation.”
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The suspects will appear in court soon.
During a shootout with police on Wednesday morning in Midrand, Johannesburg, four suspected robbers were killed and two more were injured.
Col. Katlego Mogale, a spokesman for the Hawks, said that after receiving information from Crime Intelligence that a truck transporting electronic devices was targeted, a team made up of the Special Task Force, National Crime Intelligence, Gauteng Traffic Saturation unit, Bad Boyz Security, and members of the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section intercepted a group of hijackers.
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“The information was operationalised wherein the identified suspects’ vehicles were noticed on Olifantsfontein Road in Glen Austin. Upon realising that the team is about to pounce, the suspects fired shots and a high-speed chase, as well as a shootout, ensued.
“Four suspects were fatally wounded and two others suffered minor injuries which were attended to on scene,” she said.
The two injured suspects, according to Mogale, are in police custody. “Two unlicensed firearms were recovered on the scene, while the four vehicles used by the suspects have questionable origins which are under investigation.”
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The suspects will appear in court soon.