Suspected hijacker killed in showdown with cops

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Jeff Wicks, News24

Durban - A suspected hijacker was killed in a dramatic morning showdown with police officers in Chatsworth on Tuesday.

Officers on patrol in the area, responding to a spate of hijackings in the last week, confronted the occupants of a suspicious looking vehicle.

In a hail of gunfire, one of the suspected hijackers was killed and another was arrested.

Police spokesperson Major Thulani Zwane said the encounter between officers and gunmen took place shortly before sunrise.

“Officers were conducting their operations to curb hijackings in their area this morning when they spotted a grey VW Polo vehicle driving at high speed on Sheridan Road. The occupants noticed the marked police vehicle following them and began firing at police,” he said.

“Police returned fire, fatally wounding one suspect. The second suspect was arrested and the third managed to flee the scene on foot after their vehicle crashed,” Zwane said.

He added that it was later established that the car had been hijacked in Chatsworth.

“A firearm was also recovered from the scene and it will be taken for ballistic tests to establish if it was used in any other crimes in the province.

Zwane said the arrested suspect, 27, will be charged for being in possession of property suspected to be stolen, possession of an unlicensed firearm and attempted murder. He will appear in the Chatsworth Magistrates Court soon.

"We believe that both men might be linked to other hijackings in the area,” he added.

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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/suspected-hijacker-killed-in-showdown-with-cops-20151124
 
It should be seen in a serious light that more criminals are using firearms to evade capture. It demonstrates the blatant disregard for law and order.
 
Devilish said:
It should be seen in a serious light that more criminals are using firearms to evade capture. It demonstrates the blatant disregard for law and order.
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No but there is a better indicator by looking at traffic law observation in the country, province or city. Basically failure to adhere to laws indicate either corruption filtering down into society such that the ordinary citizen no longer feels obliged to adhere to it as s/he will just pay off whomever they have to.. or that the law has little to no consequence in their lives. i.e. enforcement of law is perceived to not exist. SA suffers from both badly and the difference between Gauteng and Western Cape is that the Metro Police of Cpt will nail you for minor infractions as well as speeding unlike in Gauteng where it's perceived that nothing is enforceable but speed violations which require less effort beside night time & expensive vehicles violations being good pay offs.. which is why i say Sa is going deteriorating fast. FYI: Traffic laws are unenforceable in EVERY country, the difference is that the % of people assumed to adhere to laws is quite high making enforcement possible. I reckon in Gauteng we one step away from robots, road signs etc all being tossed and people being allowed to do as they please because obeying those signs puts you at a higher risk

It does however indicate that violent crime is on the increase and that criminals feel the need to arm themselves to commit crime in SA. It's an endless cycle, arm the police, criminals arm themselves.. I think this played out in the UK but while they have control of arms coming into the country, we do not. Don't think there is an easy solution if focused on one aspect which Sa gov is infamous for.
 
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