Staff Reporter.
A police officer has been shot and wounded, while four suspected cash-in-transit robbers have been killed during a shootout with police along the Nasrec Road in Soweto.
Police said a cash van was driving along Nasrec Road on Friday afternoon when the crew came under gunfire. “The driver reportedly managed to drive on until the cash van came to a standstill on Jukskei Road,” Lt Col Robert Netshiunda said.
“The Johannesburg flying squad members received a complaint about a cash-in-transit in progress and swiftly responded. The officers spotted a white BMW with four occupants and a green Nissan Navara also with four occupants and a white Toyota Fortuner with three occupants. The suspects reportedly shot at the police and a shootout ensued. Four suspects were shot and declared dead at the scene.”
The suspects robbed the security guards of their cellphones and a firearm before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.
A shootout ensued, leaving four suspects dead and one apprehended.