Teen shot in an attempted robbery
The teenager was shot twice, which alerted his parents who were downstairs.
A 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded in an attempted robbery outside Centurion on Friday morning.
Four armed men broke into a plot in Hills and Dales in the early hours of the morning, said police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto.
“The suspects got into one of the rooms and that’s where they ran into the teenager. The teenager was shot twice, which alerted his parents who were downstairs,” he said.
Moloto said the suspects then fled the scene.
Nothing was reported stolen.
A case of attempted robbery was opened at the Erasmia police station.
Police could not provide further details.
This is a developing story.
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