Hunt on for suspect who fled scene of M1 shootout
Paramedics were forced to take cover next to the M1 highway on Wednesday morning when security guards and an armed robber exchanged gunfire. The man escaped‚ but police officers were able to apprehend his accomplice and seize an AK47 rifle with ammunition‚ and a camera that contained photographs of a number of houses.The incident happened just after 11am when‚ witnesses said‚ police in an undercover vehicle attempted to stop a red VW Polo that they considered suspicious.The occupants of the Polo‚ in trying to make a getaway‚ reversed into the back of the police vehicle.The two suspects then opened fire on the police. One of the men was arrested while the other ran into the veld.The spokeswoman for EMER-G-MED medical services‚ Danielle Dooley‚ said she was on the phone with paramedics when shooting broke out between security personnel and the suspect.“They fired about eight shots‚ the suspect then ran onto the M1 highway and on to the Grayston bridge‚” she said.No one was injured in the shooting and police are currently looking for the suspect. – RDM News Wire, The Times @EWNTraffic The M1 is a hot mess in both directions. #GraystonDrive— Sandton Central (@SandtonCentral) May 20, 2015 async @EWNTraffic@PigSpotter At a standstill on M1 South by Graystone drive avoid avoid pic.twitter.com/lpfJhTavny— kakspotter ▲ (@kakspotter) May 20, 2015 async Gangsters Paradise. #GraystonDrive— Pabi Moloi (@PabiMoloi) May 20, 2015..
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