KwaThema – A 24-year-old male was shot and killed on the scene, while a 45-year-old female was also shot, sustaining injuries. She was taken to hospital following an attempt to loot a foreign shop on Majola and Tsupa streets on Wednesday.
It is alleged a group of people planned to attack a shop owned by a foreign national. However, the landlord came out in his defence.
Provincial SAPS spokesperson Col Kay Makhubela says the landlord warned a group of alleged would-be looters outside his house to desist from their plan.
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“A fight broke out. When the suspect realised he was overpowered, he took out his licensed firearm and started shooting randomly, and the two were shot.
“The 35-year-old suspect was traced, arrested and detained by the KwaThema SAPS,” he says.
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