TWO SUSPECTS FATALLY WOUNDED AND FIVE ARRESTED DURING A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE IN BENONI PARKTOWN - Two suspects have died and five arrested during a shootout with the police in Benoni on Saturday, 30 October 2021, at approximately 07:40.
Police recovered four firearms allegedly used by the suspects.
The Police's Crime Intelligence
shared information about a gang that was going to commit a business robbery in Ekurhuleni with a multi-disciplinary team.
Information was operationalised and a team of law enforcement agencies consisting of the Hawks, SAPS Highway Patrol Unit, Benoni Tactical Response Team, SAPS Airwing, Gauteng Saturation Unit, Ekurhuleni Trio Task Team and District Operations Team, MDOC CI CIT Team, Tracker Connect, Bad Boyz Security and Vision Tactical Security was established to track down the suspects.
The team kept close observation and intercepted two cars in Brentwood Park Benoni, a white Mercedes Benz with four occupants and Silver Grey Polo Vivo with three occupants.
Upon seeing the police, suspects started shooting at the police and a shootout ensued.
Two of the suspects were fatally wounded
while five suspects were cornered and arrested.
Police recovered four firearms belonging to the suspects.
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