Seven people
(three customers, two security guards and two of the alleged bandits) were caught
in a shoot-out at a botched heist at Bedford shopping center, Bedfordview, Johannesburg
East on Thursday morning.
The popular
shopping centre’s bright white floor smeared with a vivid trail of blood, while
the ground was also strewn by broken glass caused by stray bullets. The botched
heist targeted a bank inside the mall according to vocative.com with the gang approaching SBV security guards
who were collecting cash from a bank before a short but intense firefight broke
out.
One
suspect was shot in the leg and tried to run away but was found in the basement
area and another suspect who had been shot in the chest was found near the
escalators. The two are being treated under police guard. All seven that were
shot are in serious but stable condition in hospital.
Police
recovered an AK-47 and unlicensed handgun at the crime scene and have launched
a manhunt for the rest of the gang. Police forensic team spent hours overnight
collecting evidence in the Bedford Centre.
The Hawks
have taken over the investigation into the Bedford Centre robbery and shooting.
Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said a group of around 10
robbers had committed the crime.
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