Bystander comes across gunfight scene
An alleged hijacking gone wrong has left three people dead.
According to the provincial police spokesperson, Brig Leonard Hlathi, this incident happened on Saturday along the R50 Road near Delmas.
“According to the report, a bystander informed authorities about two vehicles and three people lying on the ground next to the road. The bystander further informed the police that the vehicles were riddled with bullets and the three men seemed to have been shot at.”
“The police and medical personnel reported to the scene where they found a white Toyota Hilux double cab and inside it a male occupant with gunshot wounds, dead.”
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“The other vehicle, a white VW Polo Vivo fitted with police blue lights, was also discovered behind the bakkie, and two other men were found in it, dead, with gunshot wounds as well. Preliminary investigation suggests that the two men from the VW Polo were trying to hijack the bakkie when a shoot-out ensued,” explained Hlathi.
“The alleged hijackers were found with police face masks and reflector jackets. Two firearms were also seized from the scene; the serial number on one of the firearms had been filed off. The confiscated firearms, one belonging to the victim and the other to the suspects, will form part of the probe. The victim and one of the suspects have already been identified, and it has been discovered that the suspect was previously arrested for crimes related to vehicle hijacking,” said Hlathi.
