Machine guns used in fatal Erasmia mall shooting
Suspects fired wildly but failed to gain access to the store.
Police have opened an investigation following a fatal shooting at a mall in Erasmia on Tuesday evening.
According to Erasmia police spokesperson Tumisang Moloto, a security guard was shot dead during an attempted robbery.
“The number of suspects is still unknown but a firearm was found on the scene,” he said.
“Several shots were fired randomly but the suspects failed to gain entry into the store.”
A local security company said the suspects fled in two cars and that one had been injured during the shootout.
The suspects were described as using “heavy calibre machine guns”.
A case of murder has been filed with the Erasmia SAPS for further investigation.
The store manager was not available for comment.
More updates to follow.
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