A suspected armed robbery in Randfontein, Gauteng’s West Rand, has ended with one suspect fatally wounded and another arrested during a police operation.
Two unlicensed firearms were also recovered.
Police say a man reported being robbed of his cellphone by two armed suspects.
The police were conducting routine patrols in the Randfontein area when they were approached by a man who reported that he had been robbed of his cellphone by two armed suspects.
The victim gave police a description of the suspects and pointed out the direction in which they had fled. He then accompanied officers as they followed up on the information.
When officers moved in to intercept them, the two men ran across the road into another bushy area.
One suspect was fatally wounded during the chase, while the second was arrested.
The 46-year-old suspect, who was arrested, is expected to appear in the Randfontein Magistrates’ Court soon. -Reporting by Siphiwe Mkhize