Hijackers hospitalised after shoot out
Celeste Ganga18 July 2007
A shoot out that occurred between police and two alleged hijackers on Tuesday evening in Mowbray, resulted in the two suspects being hospitalised.
The incident occurred when a Claremont resident was allegedly approached by the two men as she got out of her car outside her house in Spencer Road. She was held at gunpoint. The suspects took her keys and sped off with her car.
“Police in the area spotted the speeding vehicle less than five minutes after the hijacking. The suspects were chased down Liesbeek Road, towards the N2, and along Klipfontein Road,” says police spokesperson Randal Stoffels.
“At the corner of Klipfontein and Campground Road one of the suspects, the passenger, fired shots at police officers, who returned fire,” says Stoffels.
The two men sustained gunshot wounds to the leg and chest.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man on the scene and found a firearm with its serial number filed off. Another suspect was arrested not to far from the scene.
Both men are to appear in court soon.
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