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News24 reports that two wanted suspects were fatally wounded and two others arrested during a shootout with the police in Emndeni, Soweto, on Monday night.
The four were wanted for allegedly killing a Soweto police officer during a house robbery in Braamfischerville, Soweto, on Sunday night. Constable Mokgophe Rankoe and a colleague from Dobsonville police station had responded to a house robbery complaint when they came under fire. The two officers were robbed of their firearms and cellphones. Rankoe was shot in the head and was rushed to hospital, where he died a short while later. A suspect was later arrested. Following Rankoe's murder, a multi-disciplinary team was set up to trace his assailants. The team was eventually led to a house in Emdeni. "A shootout ensued between the suspects and police, resulting in the death of two suspects and arrest of two others, as well as the recovery of two firearms, one of which has since been confirmed as being stolen from the police officer during the shooting on Sunday," said a police spokesperson. Two police officers were also wounded during the shootout, one on his finger and the other on his cheek.
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