Categories: Crime
| On 5 years ago

WATCH: Armed robbers open fire on unsuspecting civilians in Middelburg

By Sjani Campher

The Middelburg community was left in shock after a group of armed robbers brazenly opened fire during a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist, in broad daylight, placing numbers of unsuspecting patrons at the Engen garage in danger, reports Middelburg Observer.

The shootout at Engen garage resulted in the brutal murder of one man and the wounding of a pregnant woman and her daughter.

In the video, the G4S transit vehicle can be seen ramming into the attackers’ vehicle, in an attempt to put a stop to the full-blown assault.

The armed suspects managed to flee the scene before police arrived. They currently remain at large.

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