Suspect arrested after Bryanston shootout with police
The vehicle had a false licence disc and registration number, and was stolen in May, police said.
A 33-year-old male has been arrested following the shootout with police in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
According to a post in the eBlockwatch Facebook group, the shots were fired at the corner of William Nicol Drive and Hobart Road.
It is reported that the suspects fled from a vehicle at the Grosvenor and Hobart intersection.
Sandton police spokesperson Brigadier Egen Moodley said: “The suspect was arrested near the Hobart shopping centre in Bryanston in possession of a stolen Volkswagen Jetta and an unlicensed firearm.”
Moodley said the vehicle had a false licence disc and registration number, and was stolen in Bellair, in KwaZulu-Natal, in May, the Sandton Chronicle reports.
“The suspect will appear soon at the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court to face charges. The members are thanked for their alertness and swift action, which has resulted in the arrest of a possibly dangerous criminal,” said Moodley.
– Caxton News Service
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