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6pm UPDATE: Police provided official comment on what transpired at East Rand Mall this afternoon (April 20).
Read the latest here: Mall robbery: Shootout ensues as police follow up on lead into whereabouts of murder suspect
Earlier:
The Advertiser is aware of a robbery that has just taken place at the East Rand Mall.
A gang of robbers has apparently targeted one of the jewellery store, where they reportedly held staff at gunpoint.
https://twitter.com/PeeMoTraffic/status/987285128882937856
According to a reliable source, a security guard and one of the suspects was shot in the hold-up.
Reports suggest that the other suspects managed to escape, but are still hiding in the mall.
Police have launched an investigation.
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Details remain sketchy at this point.
Journalists from the Advertiser are on scene.
So… my wifes aunt was just in the mall when all hell broke loose. Criminals robbed a store near where she was at that time and a shoot out accrued between the robbers an the police. Probably won't make the evening news even though people died. #SouthAfrica #eastrandmall
— dyslexic_dumbass (@WillfulBear) April 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/BaleniLele/status/987292525424795648
More to follow…