Suspect arrested after Bryanston shootout with police
The vehicle had a false licence disc and registration number, and was stolen in May, police said.
A 33-year-old male has been arrested following the shootout with police in Bryanston, Johannesburg, the Sandton Chronicle reports.
According to a post in the eBlockwatch Facebook group, the shots were fired at the corner of William Nicol Drive and Hobart Road.
It is reported that the suspects fled from a vehicle at the intersection of Grosvenor and Hobart roads.
Sandton police spokesperson Brigadier Egen Moodley said: “The suspect was arrested near the Hobart shopping centre in Bryanston in possession of a stolen Volkswagen Jetta and an unlicensed firearm.”
Moodley said the vehicle had a false licence disc and registration number, and was stolen in Bellair, in KwaZulu-Natal, in May.
“The suspect will appear soon at the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court to face charges. The members are thanked for their alertness and swift action, which has resulted in the arrest of a possibly dangerous criminal,” said Moodley.
– Caxton News Service
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