Police in Mpumalanga have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who shot a security guard collecting cash at a filling station at Garelane in Bushbuckridge on Friday afternoon and made off with the money.
The guard entered the kiosk alone shortly before 2pm while the driver waited outside.
As the guard was about to exit the kiosk with the money trunk, one of the suspects shot him in the face.
“The suspect then grabbed the money trunk with an undisclosed [sum of] cash. He was joined by the other four suspects and ran to the road towards Shatale where they disappeared,” police spokesperson Brig Selvy Mohlala said.
The guard was immediately transported to hospital where he is receiving medical attention.
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Security guard shot as robbers flee with cash in Bushbuckridge
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Police in Mpumalanga have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who shot a security guard collecting cash at a filling station at Garelane in Bushbuckridge on Friday afternoon and made off with the money.
The guard entered the kiosk alone shortly before 2pm while the driver waited outside.
As the guard was about to exit the kiosk with the money trunk, one of the suspects shot him in the face.
“The suspect then grabbed the money trunk with an undisclosed [sum of] cash. He was joined by the other four suspects and ran to the road towards Shatale where they disappeared,” police spokesperson Brig Selvy Mohlala said.
The guard was immediately transported to hospital where he is receiving medical attention.
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