A 23 year old Palmview, Phoenix resident has been shot dead and his pregnant girlfriend assaulted by two hijackers in Verulam. Members of Reaction Unit South Africa stumbled upon the hijacking in progress at approx 19:04 on Saturday 16 November 2019, while searching the area for Robbery Suspects.
Reaction Officers were dispatched to the Missionlands area near the steel bridge to search for two suspects who had just robbed two pedestrians at gunpoint. Both victims arrived at the RUSA Headquarters minutes earlier and reported that they were robbed of their mobile phones and other valuables.
After interviewing both complainants Reaction Officers decided to patrol the area and search for the suspects who had fled on foot.
During the patrol a Reaction Officer noticed a blue VW Golf parked against the flow of traffic. The Officer turned his vehicle around to make inquiries and noticed two males fleeing into the dense bush. Upon approaching the vehicle they found a 23 year old female seated next to a deceased male.
The hysterical female informed Reaction Officers that her boyfriend had been shot multiple times in the chest after his vehicle stalled due to a mechanical fault. Two males then approached the vehicle and shot the driver. They then entered the vehicle and demanded mobile phones and cash.
The pregnant woman was being assaulted when the suspect noticed the Response vehicle and fled. The couple had left her Missionlands home and was on route to Palmview at the time of the incident.
RUSA and SAPS Officers are currently searching for the suspects.
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