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Robbery leaves one dead and another injured in Johannesburg

Gauteng: At 07H53 Friday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on the corners of Hendrik Potgieter and Ontdekkers Road in Florida West of Johannesburg.

Reports from the scene indicate that a Cash-in-transit robbery had taken place and the armored vehicle bombed.
One security officer had sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene before being transported to the hospital.

While on scene Medics were re-routed to another location on 14th Avenue where it was believed a hijacking had taken place with shots fired.

When Netcare 911 Paramedics arrived on the scene they found an adult male towing operator deceased in his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his chest and was sadly declared deceased.

It was alleged that the two incidents are related.

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