Cash-in-transit heist culminates in deadly shoot-out
The amount of cash stolen is unknown at this stage
Police rushed out to the scene of a cash-in-transit heist this afternoon (February 28) at Hospital Hill, between Estcourt Hospital and eMabhalononi.
Speaking to the Estcourt News, sources at the scene said that police, including K9 Unit officers, chased 15 suspects after the heist.
This led to a shoot-out in which four of the suspects were killed.
Two law enforcement officers were also shot and injured.
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Police say they are still searching for the remaining robbers, who are on the run.
Community members gathered in the area to see what was going on, some with the hope of perhaps finding cash strewn in the area.
The gutted and blazing cash-in-transit van in the middle of the road was haunting testimony of the harrowing ordeal that had unfolded, leading to a bloody gun battle.
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