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Revealed: Ploy police used to nab the suspected Springs mall gunmen

Police caught all four men involved in a shootout at the Springs mall in Ekhurleni on Thursday after using the first two suspects they’d arrested to call their friends ‘for a lift’.

When they dutifully arrived to fetch them‚ they were promptly taken into police custody.

Captain Thabo Sibuyi said there was already a heavy police presence at the mall following a robbery on Wednesday. This allowed the police to respond quickly after four men robbed a store‚ taking a cell phone from the owner.

As the police responded the suspects opened a fire on them. Police returned fire.

A woman shopper‚ caught in the crossfire and hit in the stomach‚ was is in a serious condition in high care at Far East Rand hospital on Thursday evening.

A policeman was shot in shoulder and airlifted to hospital. A third policeman had a gunshot wound to his hand and was fine‚ said Sibuyi.

The shootout‚ which coincided with the new mall’s official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony‚ sent guests scattering for cover.

 

— TMG Digital

 

 

 

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