Eight suspects bombed an ATM at the Astron Garage on the R82 in the early hours of June 15.
Beverley Hardaker, PR manager for WAR reaction said: “One of our reaction officers was standing off at Astron Garage on R82 when a call was received to respond to a nearby alarm. Our control room then responded to an alert at 01:47 from the United We Stand group of a possible ATM bombing at the Astron garage and dispatched reaction back to the site.
“At the reaction officer’s return, he came under fire and requested backup while observing armed suspects at the garage. CPF De Deur members responded and found that guards from another security company had come under fire while in their vehicle. All emergency services were dispatched to the scene.”
The suspects fled the scene on foot with no cash loss being reported.
Two guards that responded to the scene were shot and injured while a third was shot and killed.
The two guards were transported to nearby hospitals for medical attention.
Hardaker further said: “WAR Reaction is grateful that our reaction officer was unharmed and we thank United We Stand, CPF, Midvaal Peace Officer and all emergency services that responded.”
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