BREAKING NEWS: Man shot in armed robbery
“Shots were fired and the victim was shot twice before the men fled.”
A man was shot during and armed robbery in the east of Pretoria on Sunday.
Police said three men targeted a Porsche driver near Gift Acres on Lynnwood Road.
Garsfontein police spokesperson Captain Ilze Jones said the men walked up to the Porsche driver as he was heading to his vehicle.
“It seems they demanded valuables as they fled with his watch, wallet and other belongings.”
“Shots were fired during the scuffle and the victim was shot twice before the men fled.”
Jones said there was a fourth man who was driving the getaway vehicle.
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The Brinant Group security’s Martin Barnard said the victim sustained two shots to his legs.
“We received a call for what was believed to be an armed hijacking.”
He said their firm responded to find the man wounded.
“Emergency services responded and attended to the victim.”
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The suspects were believed to have attempted to hijack the victim.”
Brinant Group services alongside police and other security services were still on the scene.
The suspects were alleged to have fled in a white BMW.
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