Police are investigating a case of attempted business robbery after a suspect was shot dead on Prairie and Geranium Streets, Rosettenville on Tuesday.
Attempted robbery a gun shop – Geranium and Prairie Streets, Rosettenville Junction, JHB. One suspect shot dead and two others fled. pic.twitter.com/Red7MC5Elj
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 26, 2022
According to the Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello, it is alleged that on July 26, two suspects entered the gun shop, pointed the owner with a firearm.
“The owner swiftly pulled out his firearm and started shooting at the suspects.”
Sello said one suspect was fatally wounded while the other one fled the scene.
“One firearm with a filled off serial number was found on the scene,” added Sello.
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