In the early hours of 13 March 2020, police officers from Pietermaritzburg Flying Squad acted on intelligence with regards to a vehicle hijacked in Pietermaritzburg.
They proceeded to Chitshana area in Kwanyavu where a vehicle was spotted. When the suspect’s saw the police officers, they abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Whilst the police officers were at the scene there was a shoot-out.
A police officer was injured on the arm and a suspect was also injured. The hijacked vehicle was recovered. Three suspects aged between 41 and 50 were placed under arrest.
Their three licensed firearms were confiscated for further investigation. They will be profiled to check if they are linked to a carjacking case where a victim was robbed of his vehicle last night while at Westgate in Pietermaritzburg.
It is alleged that the victim was standing outside his vehicle with the keys still in the ignition and was chatting to a friend when a vehicle stopped next to his vehicle.
Two armed suspects alighted and pointed him with a firearm. At gunpoint they took his vehicle and fled the scene in both vehicles. A case of carjacking was opened at Alexandra Road SAPS for further investigation. Charges of attempted murder and pointing of a firearm were opened at Umsunduzi SAPS.
They are expected to appear in the Camperdown Magistrates Court next week.
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