Primrose police arrested four suspects, between the ages of aged 24 and 32, on Wednesday for an alleged armed robbery which happened in Rietfontein Road.
The police were attending to a scene of the theft of a motor vehicle in Shamrock Road when four men came running towards them, and they heard bystanders shouting “they have a firearm”.
The officers stopped the men and one suspect drew a firearm and pointed it at the police officers, who quickly retaliated and shot the suspect in the upper body.
Upon investigation, the gun used by the suspect was found to be fake.
“It was later discovered two employees from a local company were about to deposit money at a bank situated on Rietfontein Road when a man approached them and demanded the money,” said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
“It is alleged the passenger window of the vehicle they were in was open while the two were writing in the deposit book and the perpetrator pointed a firearm at them and took the money.
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“He further instructed the driver to give him the keys of the vehicle and told both men to walk with him towards Shamrock Road.
“As they reached the corner of Shamrock and Rietfontein roads he dropped the keys and told him to go back to the car.
“The two victims went back to the car, locked it and came to the police station.”
While giving their statements, the victims saw the police coming in with the four suspects and informed them that one of the suspects was allegedly a former employee of their company.
Three suspects are currently detained in Primrose police custody and the one injured was transported to hospital under police guard.
All suspects will appear in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court soon.
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