TimesLIVE reports that a police reservist was shot dead on Monday when he came across a group of armed men in police uniform who were robbing a business in Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).  

Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said Constable Malusi Mahlangu was shot when he responded to a robbery at about 1pm.  He reported further:  "They opened fire on him.  He sustained gunshot wounds to the neck and was declared dead at the scene.  The suspects took airtime and cash from the business premises and fled the scene with the victim’s private firearm and two state firearms."  Gwala indicated that cases of murder and business robbery were being investigated by Mariannhill police.

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