PARKTOWN – Police in Gauteng arrested two suspects that had just robbed employees at a surgery in Roosevelt Park, Johannesburg, on Monday 10 January 2022. The suspects are expected to appear at Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday 11 January 2022 facing charges of business robbery, possession of unlicensed firearm and suspected stolen property.

Police received information about a robbery that was to be committed at a surgery in Roosevelt Park, Johannesburg.

Members from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Department kept the surgery under close surveillance. At approximately 08h45 on Monday 10 January 2022, police officers noticed two suspects coming out of the surgery. As the police officers were approaching, the suspects jumped into a getaway car. High-speed chase and shootout ensued until the suspects’ car crashed into a pole. One suspect was shot and taken to the hospital under police guard while the second suspect was detained without injuries.

Suspects were found in possession of an unlicensed firearm as well as cellphones and laptops taken from the surgery.

Both suspects will be profiled to establish if they are not linked to other crimes, especially robberies at the surgeries in and around Gauteng.

Source: South African Police Service