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Shoot-out at a Johannesburg shopping centre
26 Jun 2012 at 11:00hrs | Views
Johannesburg - An armed robbery in a Dunkeld shopping centre ended in a shoot-out between security guards and three men on Tuesday, Johannesburg police said.
Captain Pinky Tsinyane said no injuries were reported.
A man entered the Dunkeld Fruit and Flowers shop in the Dunkeld West Centre, at the corner of Bompas and Jan Smuts avenues, in the morning, pretending to be a customer.
He hit the assistant manager with a firearm and took an undisclosed amount of money.
Security guards shot at the robber and his two accomplices as they fled. The robbers returned fire before escaping in a white Toyota bakkie.
Police recovered a 9mm pistol at the scene.
Captain Pinky Tsinyane said no injuries were reported.
A man entered the Dunkeld Fruit and Flowers shop in the Dunkeld West Centre, at the corner of Bompas and Jan Smuts avenues, in the morning, pretending to be a customer.
Security guards shot at the robber and his two accomplices as they fled. The robbers returned fire before escaping in a white Toyota bakkie.
Police recovered a 9mm pistol at the scene.
Source - Sapa
