There is currently a big police presence following a successful CIT heist in Bekkersdal where two people were shot dead. Photo: Tumi Riba.
Two people were shot and killed during a cash-in-transit heist in Bekkersdal on Tuesday morning, 10 November.
Kenny Mampondo, Rand West City Traffic Chief, confirmed that Panyapanya Road is currently a big crime scene and that the entire road has been sealed off. Gauteng Police are on scene, along with local police and other services.
Two Rand West City Traffic officers were also shot at and injured. Photo: Tumi Riba.
Herald journalist Tumi Riba, who was at the scene, was told that one of the deceased was a security officer and the other a woman who was driving with her children and got caught in the crossfire. Lefakane added that the thugs had blown up the CIT van, took all the money and fled. They were using high-calibre weapons.
Spent cartridges were scattered everywhere. Photo: Tumi Riba.
Mampondo confirmed that two traffic officers who were on patrol were also shot at and injured. At this stage it is not clear how many people have been injured.
This is a developing story. The Herald will update its reader as soon as police release an official statement.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
