Massive police contingent surround an Audi which had left the road and plunged into a shallow ditch at Khayelitsha.
- Five people are believed to have been involved in a robbery that occurred at the African Diamond store in Somerset Mall.
- According to the police, one robber was fatally wounded after a high-speed chase, while two others were arrested.
- Two others fled on foot.
One person has died, two have been arrested and two are still on the run following a robbery at the African Diamond store in Somerset Mall on Tuesday.
According to Somerset Mall marketing manager, Wiedaad Adams, five people entered African Diamond store and held up the staff around 10:24.
Adams said they took off with an undisclosed amount of jewellry from the store.
“One of the suspects, a 30-year-old man from Crossroads, was arrested inside the mall by security officials, while his four accomplices fled in a white Audi,” police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut said.
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“This vehicle was pursued by SAPS on the N2, which resulted in one of the suspects being fatally wounded and the other [another] one wounded,” Traut added.
The remaining two managed to get away and fled the scene on foot.
“One firearm and some jewellry items were recovered in the Audi,” said Traut.
Adams said there were no shots fired during the robbery.
“No one was hurt from the scene and the mall is currently trading as normal,” said Adams.
The death and the injury to one of the robbers are under investigation by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
1: Following a daring diamond heist at Somerset Mall:
This was the drama unfolding on the N2 10km away:
A massive police contingent surrounded an abandoned Audi – which appeared to have left the road at high speed into a shallow vlei at Khayelitsha.@News24 @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/XaPG3KZhSd
— MURRAY WILLIAMS (@MurrayRSA) August 11, 2020
