Three suspects fatally wounded following a shootout with police
Three suspects were fatally wounded following a shootout with the police on the afternoon of Thursday along Vereeninging Road in Alrode in Gauteng.
It is reported that earlier, a man was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money while entering his residential place. A lookout for the suspects’ vehicle was activated.
According to police reports members of the Tactical Response Team later spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it.
The occupants reportedly opened fire at the police, who retaliated and called for backup.
The Gauteng Traffic Airwing, CAP Security and Tracker Connect security teams responded to assist the police.
All three suspects in the vehicle were fatally wounded and declared dead at the scene.
Police recovered three firearms, two of which had their serial numbers filed off, as well as the money suspected to have been stolen during the robbery. A set of false registration number plates was also recovered.
The recovered firearms will be subjected to ballistic testing for further investigations.
