A botched robbery at a Limpopo guesthouse ended in a shoot-out with security guards.
One suspect was critically hurt while trying to escape by jumping out of the double-storey building, and a guest sustained a gunshot wound.
Both were admitted to hospital for treatment.
Police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba said the attempted robbery took place in Musina at about 9.15pm on Monday.
A security guard was on duty at the guesthouse when three suspects driving a white Toyota Corolla approached him and pretended to be customers looking for accommodation.
“The suspects produced firearms and robbed him of a cellphone. One kept him under watch while the other two proceeded to the rooms.
“ A security guard pressed a panic button and when other security officers responded there was a shoot-out between the suspects and the officers. One suspect jumped from the double-storey building and was critically injured. The other two fled using their vehicle.”
In responding, police and emergency services assisted a guest, aged 39, who had been shot in the lower body.
The arrested suspect, aged 34, is under guard in hospital while police trace his accomplices.
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Guest wounded, robber hurt jumping from double-storey house
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A botched robbery at a Limpopo guesthouse ended in a shoot-out with security guards.
One suspect was critically hurt while trying to escape by jumping out of the double-storey building, and a guest sustained a gunshot wound.
Both were admitted to hospital for treatment.
Police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba said the attempted robbery took place in Musina at about 9.15pm on Monday.
A security guard was on duty at the guesthouse when three suspects driving a white Toyota Corolla approached him and pretended to be customers looking for accommodation.
“The suspects produced firearms and robbed him of a cellphone. One kept him under watch while the other two proceeded to the rooms.
“ A security guard pressed a panic button and when other security officers responded there was a shoot-out between the suspects and the officers. One suspect jumped from the double-storey building and was critically injured. The other two fled using their vehicle.”
In responding, police and emergency services assisted a guest, aged 39, who had been shot in the lower body.
The arrested suspect, aged 34, is under guard in hospital while police trace his accomplices.
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