Overview
- Police foiled an intended business robbery in iKwezi near Mofolo, Soweto, in a chase and gunfight that left four suspects dead and two in custody.
- Investigators say they acted on a tip from the Modus Operandi Centre and found the described vehicles near the target site.
- The suspects split into two cars when they spotted surveillance, which led officers to pursue them at high speed.
- The Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section worked with Badboyz private security and the Gauteng Police Highway Patrol during the takedown.
- The detained pair face counts of business robbery, attempted murder and illegal gun possession as police continue a manhunt for a seventh suspect who fled on foot.