A wanted suspect has been killed in a dramatic shootout with police in Pretoria. It is understood that the gun battle took place in Laudium on Thursday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Singo said members of the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section (Toms) received information regarding a wanted suspect who was allegedly in possession of illegal firearms.
“Toms members, working together with Pretoria Public Order Policing (POP), followed up on the information and traced the suspect to the Laudium area. Upon arrival at the identified premises, the suspect allegedly discharged a firearm and fired shots at the police. “Police responded, and during the ensuing shootout, the suspect was fatally wounded.
He was declared dead at the scene,” Singo said. A 9mm that was found in the possession of the deceased was seized. Earlier this week,five suspects were shot dead in Atteridgeville, Tshwane.
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South African Police Service (Saps) spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said the shooting happened outside a tuck shop in Jeffsville. Tshwane district commissioner Major General Samuel Thine said the shooting happened around 1.15pm on Wednesday. “Information indicated that there was a shooting. The police vehicle from the Saps Community Service Centre (CSC) reacted to the scene, and on arrival, they found that five people had been fatally wounded,” Thine said.
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