Robbery at Westgate Mall leaves one person dead

A person was shot during a robbery at a Markham store inside Westgate Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, on Monday morning.

Gauteng police spokesperson, Captain Mavela Masondo confirmed that a robbery took place at the store at around 11.30am after two masked men entered the store on the pretext of being customers.

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“The two suspects allegedly made off with cellphones from the safe after forcing employees at gunpoint into a storeroom. The value of the stolen cellphones is yet to be determined.

“Preliminary reports suggest that one male employee managed to free himself but was fatally shot as he walked out of the storeroom.

“Information from the scene is still sketchy at this point as all relevant crime scene role players have been summoned and are combing the scene.”

Security company, Suburban Control Centre, posted on Facebook that the person who was shot was a staff member and has been confirmed dead.

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