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Two Ethiopians shot dead during robbery in SA

by Staff Reporter
27 Jul 2015 at 19:06hrs | Views

Two Ethiopian men were shot dead and one injured during a robbery at their shop in Thekwane near Rustenburg, North West police have said.

Police spokesperson Captain Paul Ramaloko said unknown men shot at the men on Thursday evening.

"According to the information, the victims were attacked by two unknown men minutes before closing their shop. The men fired shots at them. Two were fatally wounded, while one was critically wounded. The wounded was rushed to a local hospital for medical attention."

He said the gunmen made off with undisclosed amount of money.

"They fled on foot. A search for the suspects is underway," he said.


Source - IOL news