GAUTENG. – Two suspects were killed this morning (Saturday) in a shootout with members of the tactical response unit (TRT). Two other suspects managed to flee on foot.
Lt. Col. Isaac Mudau, police spokesperson, says the Gauteng TRT received information earlier this morning from the Free State TRT about suspects allegedly involved in a cash-in-transit robbery on Friday in Virginia, in the Free State. According to the information, the suspects were heading in the direction of Soweto. Police officials traced the vehicle matching the description and attempted to intercept it. The occupants allegedly opened fire on police, after which officers returned fire. Two suspects were fatally wounded, while the other two fled. No police officers were injured.
A nine millimetre pistol and an AK-47 assault rifle, both without serial numbers, were found at the scene. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has been called in and the police investigation is ongoing.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
