Three armed men are at large after they broke into a house in Heuweloord on Saturday, shooting and injuring the owner, police spokesperson Captain Reed Steynberg said.
Steynberg said the incident happened at around 19:30 on Koorsboom Avenue.
“It is alleged that the owner of the house parked his car in the garage and waited for his wife to come home as she had the house keys. While he was waiting in his car, he heard the house door bang,” she said.
Upon investigating the noise, the home owner came across two men carrying his television.
“When they saw him, they dropped the TV and a fight ensued between the men and the home owner. The robbers fired shots at him, injuring his right arm and his left ear,” Steynberg said.
The armed men fled in a car where another man was apparently waiting for them.
“It is believed that a third man was involved but we cannot confirm that,” she said.
A case of attempted house robbery and attempted murder are being investigated.
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