Saturday, February 28, 2015

Three suspects caught in a hijacking chase in Port Elizabeth

Mbasa Gqokoma

28 February 2015

Three suspects between the ages of 17 and 30-years-old were arrested following a hijacking incident in Port Elizabeth.

 A 19-year-old woman was approached by three suspects while waiting for her friend in her car at Oceanview Street.

It is alleged that one of the suspects pulled out a firearm and demanded her phone and car keys, which she handed over and the suspects fled the scene.

Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg says the vehicle was spotted in the Shodavile area and there was a high speed chase within the area.

The suspects allegedly shot at the members, they returned fire and the vehicle was at a stand still. Three suspects were arrested, two of the suspects, one female, one male were taken to Livingston hospital for treatment Van Rensburg added.

 

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