8 Robbers shot dead - Durban 30/1

[Kosmik]

Eight suspected robbers were shot dead and a passing motorist, a bystander and a policeman wounded during a shootout in Durban on Friday morning.

Police spokesperson Inspector Michael Read said the heavily-armed gang robbed the Chicago butchery in Queen Street at 8am and fled the scene.

"After the robbery, the registration of the car was circulated on police radio when the car was spotted by members of the Durban Flying Squad in the Umbilo area."

A car chase ensued.

"The suspects opened fire on police and police returned fire."

All eight robbers were shot dead.

ER24 paramedics spokesperson Derrick Banks said the scene, at the corner of Maydon and Francois Road in Umbilo, was "something out of a movie" with some bodies scattered on the road.

A police officer was rushed to hospital with a gunshot wound to his hand.

Banks said they took two other victims to St Augustine's hospital.

"One was a passing motorist who was struck in the chest when a bullet hit through his windscreen. Another was a bystander who was grazed by a bullet."

The scene had been cordoned off as police searched for more evidence.

It was not immediately known what was taken from the butchery, or if anyone was injured there. - Sapa

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Good Riddance and excellent job!

 

[Devill]

Nice to see the robbers were shot for a change.

 

[Sly21C]

I really hope that this is a sign that the police are starting to win the war against crime and criminals.

Although this may sound barbaric, but I think the more criminals get shot dead, the better the fight against crime will get because a massage is starting to be sent to other "aspiring" criminals that crime = death.

 

[LazyLion]

Good Riddance. If the government does not want to bring back the death penalty, let the cops dish out the death penalty to those who are in the process of committing a crime.

 

[Sparhawk]

+1 to Durban Cops

 

[Sneeky]

Friday cheer!!!!!

Bravo!

 

[stoke]

Don't mess with our meat and biltong mkay!

 

[porn$tar]

Monster Kill!!!

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Good thing ......... it's about time that none of these <censored> criminals get to live. Well done coppers.

 

[Pitbull]

8 hit combo

 

[Blaze786]

Glad to see those shooting lessons are starting to pay off, +1 to marskmanship!

 

[IP_intheshower]

Big Up to the Durban Fuzz !!!

 

[medicnick83]

Criminals are getting their ass handed to them - NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feel sorry about the poor passer by who got hit, but hey, he should be proud that even though he was a unnecessary injury, the bigger picture is that 8 bad guys are GONNERS!

 

[Lydon]

If we can't have the death penalty...well let's just say where there's a will there's a way.

 

[medicnick83]

If we can't have the death penalty...well let's just say where there's a will there's a way.

Yeah, helping them die

 

[Guest 20221009]

guessing their witchdoctor's charms were inferior

 

[Sneeky]

Thats like playing a fps game and fragging a whole squad with one nade,, joy to the world!!

 

[CHURCHILL]

The robbers most likely stole 500kg's worth of meat from Chicago butchery, weird thing is, there is now about +-1140 kg's laying around at the crime scene.

Hope the passing motorist and the cop are fine.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Eish, just heard from my mom that they went past just after it happened .... said she saw some white dude bleeding on the side of the road (paramedics were with him though), so that must have been either the grazed pedestrian or the driver that got hit in the chest. Hope he's ok.

 

[porn$tar]

guessing their witchdoctor's charms were inferior

The invisibility one, or the bullet-proof one?