One suspect fatally wounded during shoot-out
PARKWOOD – Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela commended the team of law enforcement agencies that responded swiftly.
Gauteng police arrested three house robbery suspects while the fourth one was fatally wounded during a shoot-out with the police in Parkwood.
In a statement by Provincial SAPS senior communications officer Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the shoot-out occurred on January 31 at about 12:30.
The statement reported that four armed suspects, driving in a Jeep Renegade, forced entry into a house in Parkwood and found the owner of the house where a scuffle erupted. The suspects shot the owner and drove off at a high speed.
Police from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit, Tactical Response Team and Johannesburg K9, who were in a crime combating operation in the area, together with CAP Security and Fidelity Specialised Services, heard gunshots and responded promptly. The suspects started shooting at the officers as they were approaching.
Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo added that a shoot-out and high-speed chase ensued, resulting in one suspect being fatally wounded and three suspects arrested. Police recovered three unlicensed firearms with ammunition.
The spokesperson said preliminary investigation revealed that the car used by the suspects was fitted with false registration plates and was reported to be hijacked in Brackendowns precinct last year.
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela commended the team of law enforcement agencies that responded swiftly and disrupted the group of four that is suspected to be responsible for serious and violent crimes in Johannesburg. “The collaboration between the police and private security companies continue to yield positive results. These criminals will be profiled and the firearms sent for ballistic tests to establish if they are not linked to other crimes in the province,” said Lieutenant General Mawela.
The arrested suspects will be charged with attempted house robbery, attempted murder, inquest, possession of a hijacked vehicle and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. They were expected to appear at Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on February 1.
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