A man was shot dead after he allegedly robbed a tourist at the Moyo Zoo Lake restaurant in Johannesburg on Friday evening, police said.
Police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters said the suspect allegedly attacked and robbed a Vietnamese national of his belongings at gunpoint.
“It is alleged that a patron inside the restaurant observed the incident and fired shots, fatally wounding the suspect,” Peters said.
The suspect’s firearm — with its serial number filed off — was seized by officers.
More details were not immediately available.
The restaurant could not immediately comment when approached by SowetanLIVE sister publication TimesLIVE.
Suspected robber gunned down at Moyo Zoo Lake restaurant in Joburg
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A man was shot dead after he allegedly robbed a tourist at the Moyo Zoo Lake restaurant in Johannesburg on Friday evening, police said.
Police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters said the suspect allegedly attacked and robbed a Vietnamese national of his belongings at gunpoint.
“It is alleged that a patron inside the restaurant observed the incident and fired shots, fatally wounding the suspect,” Peters said.
The suspect’s firearm — with its serial number filed off — was seized by officers.
More details were not immediately available.
The restaurant could not immediately comment when approached by SowetanLIVE sister publication TimesLIVE.
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