Overview
- Crime intelligence in Pretoria acted on a tip about a planned cash-in-transit robbery near Bronkhorstspruit and positioned teams along the R25.
- Officers attempted to stop a white Fiat when suspects opened fire, leading to a shootout in which three were killed and a pistol and rifle were recovered.
- A second interception targeting a white Toyota Corolla in the Welbekend area resulted in another exchange of gunfire, with one suspect killed and another fleeing on foot as an AK‑47 and magazines were seized.
- Follow-up investigations led to a safe house in Dennilton, Limpopo, where explosives and a Mercedes‑Benz hijacked in Ekangala, Tshwane, were recovered and one suspect was arrested.
- SAPS opened cases including attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms, and investigators are pursuing accomplices across provinces, including the suspect who escaped.