Photos from shootout with police after hijacking

28 September 2016 | From Arrive Alive


At approximately 14:30, three suspects who had hijacked a Mercedes Benz panel van in Centurion, were involved in a shootout with police who had been chasing them. Two suspects were shot, one died at the scene and another was wounded and airlifted to the hospital under police guard. A third suspect managed to escape.

During the shootout, the suspects tried to hijack a Mercedes Benz sedan. Two firearms, a pistol and R4 rifle were found at the scene. Police officers were not injured.

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