GAUTENG. – Ten suspects aged between 30 and 54 have been arrested and one is dead after a shootout with police broke out Monday evening in Cleveland, Johannesburg.
Capt. Tintswalo Sibeko, police spokesperson, says the shootout broke out shortly after 19:30 when police officers on patrol spotted a suspected Hyundai H100 with blue lights and a siren. The vehicle repeatedly stopped when police tried to intercept it and then fled.
Reinforcements were called in and officers followed the vehicle until it eventually came to a standstill. Three suspects allegedly jumped out of the vehicle and opened fire on police, after which a shootout broke out. Two suspects fled on foot, while a third suspect was fatally wounded.
During a search of the vehicle, ten suspects were found and nine firearms, magazines and live ammunition were discovered. Eight firearms were seized. A case of murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery and the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition has been opened. The suspects are expected to appear in court soon. The police investigation is ongoing.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
