A SUSPECTED criminal was shot dead and two others are in critical conditions in a Limpopo hospital after a shootout between police and a gang.
The shootout took place on the road between Burgersfort and Polokwane on Saturday night.
Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Mohale Ramatseba said police arrested two suspects during the incident.
Ramatseba said police were doing their rounds during a stop and search operation in Burgersfort when the incident unfolded.
He said police tried to stop a Mercedes-Benz car to search it when the driver sped off.
"Police gave chase until fierce shooting ensued at Manoke village between the suspects and the police. Two suspects aged between 19 and 25 were arrested," he said.
Ramatseba said those arrested are under police guard at an unidentified hospital after one of them was shot in the arm and the other in the thigh.
He said an injured man believed to have been part of the shooting was brought in by his own parents at the police station.
"The suspect allegedly died in his family car while en route to the station after bleeding profusely," he said.
He said police were expecting to bring the arrested suspects to court as soon as they had recovered from their injuries. They would face charges of attempted murder and pointing of firearms.
Meanwhile, three suspected stolen motor vehicles were seized by police during operation Zondereinde in Thabazimbi and Northam on Saturday night.
"Four suspects were arrested for being in possession of dagga and a wanted suspect was also arrested for theft in Northam," said police.
A total of 109 cartons of smuggled cigarettes were confiscated and six liquor premises which did not comply with the Liquor Act were also closed down.
A total of 36 traffic fines were issued to motorists and 16 fines issued to liquor dealers for contravening the Liquor Dealers Act and the Road Traffic Act.
Ramatseba said the joint operation between police and traffic police was part of the festive season campaign aimed at rooting out criminals and ensuring that Limpopo was a crime-free province.
Bloody shootout
A SUSPECTED criminal was shot dead and two others are in critical conditions in a Limpopo hospital after a shootout between police and a gang.
The shootout took place on the road between Burgersfort and Polokwane on Saturday night.
Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Mohale Ramatseba said police arrested two suspects during the incident.
Ramatseba said police were doing their rounds during a stop and search operation in Burgersfort when the incident unfolded.
He said police tried to stop a Mercedes-Benz car to search it when the driver sped off.
"Police gave chase until fierce shooting ensued at Manoke village between the suspects and the police. Two suspects aged between 19 and 25 were arrested," he said.
Ramatseba said those arrested are under police guard at an unidentified hospital after one of them was shot in the arm and the other in the thigh.
He said an injured man believed to have been part of the shooting was brought in by his own parents at the police station.
"The suspect allegedly died in his family car while en route to the station after bleeding profusely," he said.
He said police were expecting to bring the arrested suspects to court as soon as they had recovered from their injuries. They would face charges of attempted murder and pointing of firearms.
Meanwhile, three suspected stolen motor vehicles were seized by police during operation Zondereinde in Thabazimbi and Northam on Saturday night.
"Four suspects were arrested for being in possession of dagga and a wanted suspect was also arrested for theft in Northam," said police.
A total of 109 cartons of smuggled cigarettes were confiscated and six liquor premises which did not comply with the Liquor Act were also closed down.
A total of 36 traffic fines were issued to motorists and 16 fines issued to liquor dealers for contravening the Liquor Dealers Act and the Road Traffic Act.
Ramatseba said the joint operation between police and traffic police was part of the festive season campaign aimed at rooting out criminals and ensuring that Limpopo was a crime-free province.
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