Two security guards wounded following shootout

Two security guards were wounded in a shootout with alleged truck hijackers on Griffiths Road, just off the R21 near Kempton Park, on the East Rand.

The suspects apparently hijacked a truck loaded with cellphones when the shootout occurred at about 11am on Wednesday, Kempton Express reported.

Boksburg North police spokesperson Captain Juanita Coetzer said the suspects followed the truck on the N12 to the R21.

“They fired shots at the vehicle escorting the truck, wounding the two security guards,” said Coetzer.

Two suspects drove off with the truck, taking the truck driver with them. A tracking company and the EMPD K9 Unit gave chase and managed to stop the truck on Solomon Street in Witfield.

“The truck had only half its load of cellphones. They arrested two suspects and found the truck driver,” added Coetzer.

Boksburg North police and the metro police then pursued the suspects’ truck and managed to apprehend another suspect on Lower Boksburg Road.

This truck was carrying the rest of the stolen cellphones.

Max Cohen of Emer-G-Med said they responded to the scene on Griffiths Road.

“On arrival paramedics found a large police presence after an alleged truck hijacking. A shootout ensued and left two security officers with moderate to serious gunshot wounds, both requiring advanced life support intervention,” said Cohen.

“The patients were stabilised before being transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.”

– Caxton News Service