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Robber shot dead as cops foil robbery

November 16, 2015 11:19 am by: Category: Africa & World, Featured, Local, National Leave a comment A+ / A-

Police vanDURBAN, (CAJ News) – POLICE have shot dead a business robbery suspect during an exchange of fire with a group of alleged robbers in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu-Natal.

The incident occurred on Sunday evening at a suermarket after the group of armed suspects tied up security guards and locked them inside a toilet.

Police reported the suspects entered the building through a ceiling and while they were still inside, the police were notified and responded to the business robbery in progress.

As they approached the scene, it is alleged that the suspects fired shots towards the police who retaliated fatally wounding one suspect.The other suspects managed to flee the scene.The police recovered an unlicensed pistol from the scene.

It appears that nothing was taken from the building and a case of armed robbery, attempted murder as well as possession of unlicensed firearm was opened at Ntuzuma police station for further investigation.

The KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni, praised the police officers for their swift reaction to the business robbery complaint.

“We vowed that we will not be intimidated by the criminals whilst performing our duties. We will work around the clock tracing those suspects who fled the scene and we are appealing to the public to give us  information about their whereabouts,” she said.

CAJ News

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