AK-47 gunmen kill security guard
Fordsburg – Armed robbers recently shot and killed a security at Dragon City mall in Fordsburg in a failed armed robbery attempt, according to police.
Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said the suspects’ getaway vehicle had been reported hijacked in Johannesburg earlier this month.
Makhubele said the guard was responding to a robbery after a woman is said to have screamed when five men accosted her, calling for the guard to assist.
“When security guards responded towards the screaming they were shot at. One security guard was shot and killed. The suspects made off and a chase ensued.
Police patrolling the area were able to catch up with the suspects in Turfontein, and they were cornered at a house at Berta Street. Six suspects were arrested, and five unlicensed firearms, three rifles, including two AK-47s and two pistols were recovered,” Makhubele said.
The owner of the house was also arrested, bringing the total number of arrests to six.
Gauteng SAPS management commended the quick response of officers after members of the community informed the police about the murder and attempted robbery. Police urged the community to continue reporting crime by using the Crime Stop number 0860010111.
Fordsburg – Armed robbers recently shot and killed a security at Dragon City mall in Fordsburg in a failed armed robbery attempt, according to police.
Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said the suspects’ getaway vehicle had been reported hijacked in Johannesburg earlier this month.
Makhubele said the guard was responding to a robbery after a woman is said to have screamed when five men accosted her, calling for the guard to assist.
“When security guards responded towards the screaming they were shot at. One security guard was shot and killed. The suspects made off and a chase ensued.
Police patrolling the area were able to catch up with the suspects in Turfontein, and they were cornered at a house at Berta Street. Six suspects were arrested, and five unlicensed firearms, three rifles, including two AK-47s and two pistols were recovered,” Makhubele said.
The owner of the house was also arrested, bringing the total number of arrests to six.
Gauteng SAPS management commended the quick response of officers after members of the community informed the police about the murder and attempted robbery. Police urged the community to continue reporting crime by using the Crime Stop number 0860010111.
Fordsburg – Armed robbers recently shot and killed a security at Dragon City mall in Fordsburg in a failed armed robbery attempt, according to police.
Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said the suspects’ getaway vehicle had been reported hijacked in Johannesburg earlier this month.
Makhubele said the guard was responding to a robbery after a woman is said to have screamed when five men accosted her, calling for the guard to assist.
“When security guards responded towards the screaming they were shot at. One security guard was shot and killed. The suspects made off and a chase ensued.
Police patrolling the area were able to catch up with the suspects in Turfontein, and they were cornered at a house at Berta Street. Six suspects were arrested, and five unlicensed firearms, three rifles, including two AK-47s and two pistols were recovered,” Makhubele said.
The owner of the house was also arrested, bringing the total number of arrests to six.
Gauteng SAPS management commended the quick response of officers after members of the community informed the police about the murder and attempted robbery. Police urged the community to continue reporting crime by using the Crime Stop number 0860010111.