{Pretoria- Police in Pretoria have launched a manhunt for two suspects following a shoot-out with officers on Monday.}<\/p>\n
Police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto said the Gauteng flying squad had received information of a white VW Caddy that was being used in robberies around the Pretoria area on Monday.<\/p>\n
“Information came after a man was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash after he drew money at the bank in Quagga Centre at about 11:00,” said Moloto.<\/p>\n
“The suspicious vehicle was spotted by the Pretoria flying squad driving on Church Street towards Danville with three suspects inside.”<\/p>\n
Police then signaled for the car to stop, but the suspects refused and continued driving. A high-speed chase and a shoot-out between the suspects and police ensued.<\/p>\n
“One suspect was shot and fatally wounded and two others managed to flee on foot.”<\/p>\n
Moloto said an unlicenced 9mm pistol was recovered. It was also discovered that the vehicle had been used in another armed robbery in Ga-rankuwa earlier in the same day.<\/p>\n
The vehicle was discovered to have been hijacked in October 2015 in the Pretoria CBD. <\/p>\n
Moloto appealed to the public to come forward with information.<\/p>\n
“Members of the public should not approach the suspects. Rather they must contact their nearest police station.”<\/p>\n
He said a case of possession of a hijacked vehicle and possession of an unlicensed firearm was opened at the Pretoria West police station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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