Another suspect arrested in connection with Rosettenville police shoot-out

The wall around a house in Friars Hill Road in Rosettenville which suspected CIT robbers were using as a hideout. Bullet holes and pink markers on the pavement are all that remain after a fierce gun battle between the robbers and police on Monday.

Image: Alex Patrick The wall around a house in Friars Hill Road in Rosettenville which suspected CIT robbers were using as a hideout. Bullet holes and pink markers on the pavement are all that remain after a fierce gun battle between the robbers and police on Monday.

Gauteng police have arrested another suspect in connection with a shoot-out with law-enforcement agencies after a foiled cash-in-transit heist in Rosettenville, community safety MEC Faith Mazibuko said.

Eight suspects died during the incident and 10 were arrested.

“The latest suspect [arrested in Thembisa] is believed to be the one who shot at the police helicopter,” said Mazibuko on her official Twitter account.

R4 x1, Dashproon and R5x 2 also recovered. pic.twitter.com/FPRrLtMeqt
— MEC Faith Mazibuko (@FaithMazibukoSA) February 23, 2022

The man was found in possession of four rifles, ammunition, police and G4S vests, an R4 and two R5s, the MEC said.

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