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Wanted armed robber arrested, accomplice killed in police shootout

South African Police Service

A 25 year old wanted suspect will on Monday, 13 August 2018 appear before the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court in connection with three cases that include attempted murder relating to a shootout with police.

After being linked to two armed robberies in Moffat View and Vanderbijlpark, the vehicle driven by the suspect, cited in both robberies, was cornered in Hillbrow on Friday, 10 August 2018.

The suspect’s accomplice succumbed to injuries and died in hospital after a shootout with the police on Thursday, 9 August 2018. Two other suspects are still at large but police remain optimistic their arrest is imminent.

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