News24 reports that an alleged illegal miner was killed and 11 others arrested following a shootout with police in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on Wednesday.

Boksburg police officers were called to a scene where a person had reportedly been shot in an open field at approximately 13:20. When the officers arrived, they saw a group of suspected illegal miners. "More police officers from Boksburg North, the Ekurhuleni Trio Task Team, Highway Patrol and private security companies were summoned," police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo reported. He indicated that as the police were approaching, the armed group started shooting at them. Eleven suspects were arrested with the assistance of a police helicopter. One of suspects, who was critically injured during the shootout, later died of his injuries. Police recovered three unlicenced firearms and more than 70 rounds of ammunition. Masondo said the suspects would be charged with the possession of unlicenced firearms, possession of unlicenced ammunition, murder and attempted murder. They are due to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court.

• Read the original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Mthethwa at News24
• Read too, Illegal miner in shootout with police shot dead in Boksburg, at IOL

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