Hero shopper wounded while trying to catch robbers at #BrooklynMall
A civilian is in a critical condition after he pulled out his own gun and pursued robbers at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria on Thursday. A manhunt is under way for the three robbery suspects.Police spokesman Kay Makhubela said the suspects robbed Scoin store at the mall and made away with goods worth close to R1 million."It was around 12 in the afternoon when three men entered a Scoin shop and robbed it of goods worth close to R1 million and attempted to run away."A man at the mall tried to chase after them and that’s when he was shot‚" Makhubela said.Emergency services Emer-G-Med said the man was in a critical condition but had been stabilised and transported to a nearby hospital.Makhubela added that a case of attempted murder is being investigated.Eyewitnesses took to social media to share what they saw.Blanc'deNoir @KinkyButSmart said "I was dodging bullets yo #BrooklynMall" while Vuyo Andile Mzangwa @Ambient_dream1 said: "Heard gun shots and saw people running".TweetsI was dodging bullets yo #BrooklynMall— Blanc'deNoir (@KinkyButSmart) July 7, 2016MallHeard gun shoots and saw people running. #Brooklynmall— Vuyo Andile Mzangwa (@Ambient_dream1) July 7, 2016MallHeavily armed cops #BrooklynMall shooting ... Someone hurt— Tatiana (@TheMsTee) July 7, 2016Mall#BrooklynMall The shooting area cordoned off pic.twitter.com/rkqB3fF3zV— Haroon Abramjee (@HAbramjee) July 7, 2016da..
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