Video: 4 suspects gunned down in business robbery attempt in Randfontein
A planned business robbery ended in a deadly shoot-out between suspects and police.
Four suspects were killed during a shoot-out with police along Ventersdorp Road in Randridge Agricultural Holdings in Randfontein, Gauteng, today.
Randfontein Herald reports that, according to acting provincial police commissioner Major-General Fred Kekana, police intercepted the suspects who were allegedly planning a business robbery, specifically targeting a businessperson in the Randfontein area.
“We received intelligence from the Eastern Cape that the suspects were planning to rob a business. We then deployed our tactical response team and anti-gang unit to intercept them. When police tried to stop them, they started shooting at the police officers. Police had no choice but to defend themselves,” he said.
Police recovered multiple casings inside the suspect’s vehicle, a rifle, magazines and two pistols.
Kekana says they were driving a vehicle with a false number plate, with the correct ones found in the boot.
He adds that it is a criminal group and police cannot rule out that they were involved in crimes in other regions.
Kekana says criminals will face the full might of the law.
“Criminals are not allowed to think they can rule this country.”
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