Two reported dead in Clearwater Mall shootout

01 September 2015 - 14:12 By RDM News Wire

Two suspected robbers are believed to have been killed in a shootout with police officers during the failed robbery of a cash-in-transit vehicle at Clearwater Mall‚ west of Johannesburg‚ on Tuesday morning. This was followed by the news that police “foiled” an armed robbery at the East Rand Mall in Boksburg‚ and “three suspects were wounded and another four arrested” just hours later.#sapsGP Foiled #ArmedRobbery at #EastRandMall Crime Intelligence & TRT intervened in planned robbery SD pic.twitter.com/sS3NlsH7am— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) September 1, 2015async Earlier reports about the Clearwater robbery said that one person was killed while four others were reported to have been injured during the shootout.#sapsGP 2 arrested suspects #ClearwaterMall All goods (cellphones) recovered by #SAPS responders after #shootout SD pic.twitter.com/SB9FJMQfJQ— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) September 1, 2015asyncEmergency services provider ‏@ER24EMS tweeted that “reports show one dead‚ four injured” and that its paramedics “are on scene”.ER24’s Russell Meiring later told Eyewitness News that the dead man “had sustained multiple fatal gunshot wounds”‚ and the injuries to the four others ranged “from minor to moderate”.The Roodepoort Northsider‚ however‚ quoted mall management as saying that six men had attempted to rob a van‚ and that two were killed‚ two wounded and another two apprehended.No members of the public were injured in the incident‚ the Northsider said.Some took to Twitter to report that the mall was under "lockdown" after the shooting‚ but @MK13RSA tweeted: “I was at #clearwater 30 mins ago and I wouldn't have known there was an attempted robbery if I didn't read it online. Everything normal”.It appeared to be business as “normal” for fashion retailer H&M‚ who‚ perhaps unwitting of the news of the shopping‚ took to Twitter to announce an extension to its plans to make a presence in South Africa.While plans to open an outlet in Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront have been known for some time‚ @hmsouthafrica late on Tuesday morning tweeted: “Johannesburg here we come! Mall of the South‚ Clearwater and Mall of Africa opening Autumn 2016! #HM”...

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