Gauteng Public Order Police members fatally wounded one suspect and arrested another after pursuing two men suspected of robbing a man of his cellphone at gunpoint in Helikonpark on Friday afternoon, November 13.

Police also recovered two unlicensed firearms during the operation.

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According to Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, the incident occurred at about 13:15 while Public Order Police members were conducting patrols in the Randfontein policing precinct.

Officers were approached by a man who reported that he had allegedly been robbed of his cellphone by two armed suspects in an open, bushy field.

The victim provided police with a description of the suspects’ clothing and pointed out the direction in which they had fled. He then accompanied officers in their marked police vehicle as they followed up on the information.

Victim assists officers in search

While searching the surrounding area near Western TVET College, officers spotted individuals in an open field and positioned themselves to search the area and intercept the suspects.

Shortly afterwards, police received information that two men were running in their direction. Officers then spotted the suspects fleeing across the road into another bushy area, prompting a pursuit.

During the chase, one suspect was fatally wounded, while the second was arrested.

The arrested suspect, aged 46, is expected to appear before the Randfontein Magistrate’s Court soon.