TRAFFIC came to a stand-still just after midday today, (Thursday, 16 August) when a shootout erupted in Quality Street, Wentworth following an alleged house robbery and a high speed chase.
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Of the two criminals at the scene, one man was killed while another fled the scene.
After they had robbed an off-duty police officer of a large amount of money. The armed robbers had allegedly followed the PT alarm officer and his father who is a policeman from the bank to his home, where they robbed him of R25,000.
According to a source close to the police, who asked to remain anonymous, the policeman then gave chase. The robbers’ car rolled on Quality Street, and a shootout ensued.
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One robber was shot and later died at the scene. The stolen money was allegedly recovered from the wreckage.
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