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A suspect was killed in a shootout with Eastern Cape police on Saturday. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24)
A violent gun battle between Eastern Cape police and a group of robbers on Saturday left three people arrested and one person dead.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said police responded to a business robbery in the Mthonjeni area of Magodla ward in Ngqamakwe.
“Police received information that six men had robbed a residence and a grocery store and stabbed the owner with a knife. Upon investigation, they found the suspects’ hideout. The suspects arrived at the house and opened fire on the police, who then returned fire.”
Mavisa said a 29-year-old man was killed and three others were arrested during the shootout.
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Three others fled the scene on foot.
“Following a search, officers found an unlicensed firearm, ammunition, groceries and a mobile phone.”
The three arrested, aged between 27 and 31, were charged with commercial robbery, attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and possession of suspected stolen property.
The regional police commissioner, Major General Ngangema Xakavu, commended the police for the swift arrest of the suspects and the recovery of the stolen items and unlicensed firearms.
Xakavu also thanked the local community for sharing valuable information that led to the arrest.
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