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Motorist and hijackers disguised as police killed in Ekhurleni shootout
A motorist defended himself against hijackers allegedly dressed in police uniform on the R50 near Delmas on Saturday. Three people were killed in the shootout.
Two suspects disguised as police officers were shot and killed in a shootout with a motorist on the R50 near Delmas, which is just east of Johannesburg, in Mpumalanga. The suspects allegedly attempted to hijack that motorist’s Toyota SUV, and that is when the shooting occurred.
MOTORIST AND HIJACKERS KILLED IN SHOOTOUT
Newly appointed Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department spokesperson Kelebogile Thepa told
News24 that the motorist used his firearm to shoot at the hijackers and he died in the gun battle on the side of the road.