Robbers nailed in centre shoot-out
Police and emergency personnel from Mounties Emergency Services and Medi Trax escort the injured suspect to an ambulance
Dalena van Jaarveld
A ROBBERY suspect was shot and another arrested after four men tried to rob a Coin Security guard of a cash box in the Sanlam Centre's Mr Price in Empangeni on Thursday morning.
In what appeared to be a scene from an action movie, the store was flooded with police and emergency personnel after shoppers claimed they heard shots firing and people screaming.
Medical personnel stabilised the injured suspect while shoppers were kept at bay with police tape as the scene was scoured for evidence.
Another suspect was held at the back of the store.
The remaining two suspects fled the scene, but attempted to phone one of the arrested suspects while he was still being held in the store.
The centre's CCTV revealed that the Coin guard was preparing to leave the store with a cash box. When confronted by an armed robber, the guard fired at him, hitting him five times.
The SAPS dog unit, crime prevention unit and anti-hijacking unit - who were all at the scene under three minutes after the shooting occurred - also recovered two firearms and a vehicle which was reported stolen in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
The robbers who fled did not get away with any cash.
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