Spaza shopkeeper shot and killed during robbery
Citizen reporter
Photo for illustration. Picture: Nigel Sibanda,
Police say one of the suspects was found dead next to the R26 road with gunshot wounds on his back and that it is not yet known who shot and killed him.
A spaza shopkeeper was shot and killed during a robbery in Mashaeng, Fouriesburg, Free State, on Saturday, 16 January.
Free State police spokesperson, Colonel Thandi Mbambo said the robbery took place on Saturday at around 8.45pm when three men stormed into the spaza shop.
“One suspect who was armed with a firearm threatened the shopkeeper, Temsegel Tadsse Jomole, 32, and forced him into the bedroom whereby he allegedly shot and killed him,” said Mbambo.