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Three people were injured during shootout with police in Johannesburg on Friday, while another was arrested, SAPS have confirmed.
Police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers were following a tip-off about a vehicle stolen in Tsakane earlier this month, when they spotted a Ford Fiesta with four occupants in Droste Park on Friday around 16:30. While stopping the vehicle, suspects started shooting at the police and shootout ensued. Three suspects were injured and taken to hospital under police guard, while a fourth suspect was taken to custody,” said police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo.
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Police and the JMPD were following a tip-off about a vehicle stolen in Tsakane earlier this month.
Three people were injured during shootout with police in Johannesburg on Friday, while another was arrested, SAPS have confirmed.
Police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers were following a tip-off about a vehicle stolen in Tsakane earlier this month, when they spotted a Ford Fiesta with four occupants in Droste Park on Friday around 16:30.
“While stopping the vehicle, suspects started shooting at the police and shootout ensued. Three suspects were injured and taken to hospital under police guard, while a fourth suspect was taken to custody,â said police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo.
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An 8-year-old girl was one of three passengers who suffered critical injuries in a collision between a truck, a taxi and a light motor vehicle at the intersection of the R82 and R557 in Walkerville on Tuesday afternoon.
About 12 people were thought to have been injured, according to ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 13:30, along with the fire department and other emergency medical services (EMS). A woman was found entrapped and in a critical condition. She was treated with advanced life support interventions before the fire department extracted her from the vehicle. She was transported to Sebokeng Hospital for further care.
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A man who brandished a toy gun and tried to rob a motorist stuck in traffic in Johannesburg, has been shot dead.
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According to police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo, the victim - who was driving a Triton Mitsubishi bakkie at Stout Road next to the Faraday taxi rank - stopped at a traffic light when the man pointed the toy gun at him and demanded his cellphone. The victim took out his licensed firearm and shot the suspect, who was later certified dead at the scene by the paramedics. Police found a firearm at the crime scene, suspected to have been used by the suspect, Masondo said.