Shoot-out with police leaves four dead in botched robbery in Ekurhuleni
by Khanyisile Ngcobo · TimesLIVEFour armed suspects were shot dead during a shoot-out with police in Ekurhuleni on Saturday.
This was confirmed by Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo in a brief statement.
“Four armed robbery suspects were shot and killed during a shoot-out with the police on the R59 [road] in Alberton.
“[Gauteng] provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Tommy Mthombeni [will] address the media at the crime scene,” he added.
Earlier this week, seven suspects were arrested by police and private security shortly after they robbed a jewellery shop in Clearwater Mall, Roodepoort.
Two police officers and three suspects were injured during a shoot-out after the robbery, Masondo said at the time.
One police officer was treated at the scene while the other was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Police also recovered four firearms from the suspects.
* This is a developing story
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