Shooting
Sekekunie Street, Atteridgeville
09/12/2009 at 02:00 pm
This incident was reported by anonymous
Incident number #390 details:
Three held, one wounded after shooting
Three men were arrested and a fourth was wounded during a gun battle with police in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, on Wednesday, authorities said.
The four were spotted in a suspected hijacked car in Pretoria West, said Inspector Daniel Mavimbela.
"The suspects opened fire when the police approached them and the cops shot back. This led to a high-speed chase into Atteridgeville, where the suspects were cornered at Sekhukhuni Street."
A 30-year-old man was shot in the lower body. He was under police guard at a local hospital.
Three handguns, ammunition and BMW 530d believed to have been hijacked in Brooklyn, east of Pretoria, last month were recovered.
Two other suspected stolen cars, a Ford Ranger and a Mazda 626, were later recovered at the house in Pretoria West where police had spotted the men.
They would face charges of possession of a hijacked vehicle as well as possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. - Sapa
Tags:
arrests, shooting, police, hijackers
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