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Robber shot dead by victim
Police are investigating a murder after a man shot and killed his robber on Thursday evening.
A robber was shot dead on Thursday evening after he and his two accomplices tried to rob a security guard near Derderpoort, police spokesperson Captain Johannes Maheso said.
He said this happened around 18h30 when the security guard was on his way home from work on the corners of Sefako Makgatho Drive and Moloto Road.
“As he was walking home, he was attacked by three men armed with knives. The guard pulled out his firearm and shot one of the robbers,” he said.
Maheso said the robber died at the scene and his accomplices fled.
He said the guard had no injuries and no one was arrested.
“Nothing was taken from the guard. We are investigating a case of murder.”
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