{"id":55999,"date":"2026-04-14T02:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55999"},"modified":"2026-04-14T02:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:22:09","slug":"suspected-robbers-killed-shootout-police-sebokeng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/suspected-robbers-killed-shootout-police-sebokeng\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected robbers killed in shootout with police in Sebokeng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Police were conducting patrols when they picked up on a suspected hijacked vehicle with false registration numbers.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two suspected robbers have been killed in a shootout in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the suspects were fatally wounded on Monday afternoon, 13 April 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hijacked-vehicle\">Hijacked vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) in Gauteng were patrolling around Houtkop Road when they picked up on a suspected hijacked vehicle with false registration numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey tried to stop the vehicle using sirens, but the vehicle sped off, and shots were fired at the police, leading to a high-speed chase with a shootout.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-explosives\">Explosives<\/h3>\n<p>Nevhuhulwi said the suspects\u2019 vehicle capsized, and one of the suspects tried to flee but collapsed a few meters away from the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth suspects were later declared dead by paramedics. The police seized a firearm from the suspects and explosives that were found inside the vehicle for further investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevhuhulwi said the robber\u2019s vehicle was reportedly stolen in Carletonville in a case reported in January 2026.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-child-killed\">Child killed<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, two people, including a 12-year-old boy, were shot dead in the Western Cape on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred in Delft, Cape Town, on Friday night, 10 April 2026, on Leiden Avenue.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shooting\">Shooting<\/h3>\n<p>Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said officers responded to the shooting at about 10:45pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelft police registered two counts of murder and four of attempted murder following a shooting incident where a 38-year-old female and a 12-year-old boy were shot and fatally wounded, and two males and two females between 19 and 61 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice members responded to a complaint of a shooting, and upon arrival on the scene, they found the victims who sustained gunshot wounds to their bodies. The 38 and 12-year-old victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel, while the other victims were transported to a medical facility for treatment,\u201d Twigg said.<\/p>\n<p>Twigg said investigations into the shooting is continuing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Suspected #robbers #killed #shootout #police #Sebokeng<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police were conducting patrols when they picked up on a suspected hijacked vehicle with false registration numbers. 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