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IOL reports that the deadly shoot-out in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on Monday involved five crime scenes, nine high calibre firearms, 10 stolen high performance vehicles, at least 10 alleged cash-in-transit (CIT) robbers who were shot dead and one police officer who was fatally wounded.
A report by police watchdog IPID indicated that the suspects were planning to commit a CIT heist when they were intercepted by a sea of police officers - some in the sky in a helicopter - who had gathered intelligence over a number of days by watching the suspects closely before pouncing on Monday. The group of suspects consisted of at least 25 people. Ten are dead, some were injured and others fled, yet to be found. One police officer who was wounded has since died. When the suspects noticed a police chopper hovering above their safe house, they started shooting at it and the police in the chopper retaliated by shooting back. The members on the ground joined in and suspects continued shooting at the police officers. Five of the suspects jumped over the fence to the neighbour’s house and held the occupants of the house hostage. Due to the suspects running in different directions, five different scenes resulted. Some suspects were shot and killed while trying to escape. One of the deceased suspects is an ex-military member. One police officer from the chopper, two SAPS members and one Metro police officer were injured during the gun fight. It later emerged that one of the injured police officers passed away at Milpark hospital. A police spokesperson said a manhunt was still under way to apprehend the remaining suspects.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Brenda Masilela at IOL
- Read too, Cops shot in Rosettenville on road to recovery and 'in high spirits', two more suspects arrested, at News24
- And also, Former military officer among eight suspects killed during shoot-out with police in Rosettenville, at TimesLive
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