Three injured in crossfire as robbers target Pta North cellphone shop
One of the injured persons was an alleged robber that was taken to hospital under police guard.
Three persons were injured in the crossfire between robbers and police when a cellphone store was robbed in Pretoria North this week.
One of the injured persons was an alleged robber who was arrested and taken to hospital.
“Three robbers entered a cellphone shop in Gerrit Maritz Street on Wednesday evening around 18:00 pretending to be customers,” said police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe.
“One of them pulled out a firearm and ordered staff to put cellphones into bags.”
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A swift response by SAPS resulted in the arrest.
Two suspects, however, managed to flee using a white Toyota Corolla.
The third suspect was shot and injured, but hijacked a Toyota Venture and drove away.
“Police managed to recover the hijacked vehicle, unlicensed firearm and ammunition.”
The suspect, aged 49, was taken to hospital under police guard.
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