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A security guard has been shot and killed during a robbery in Bloemfontein.
A security guard was shot and killed and an undisclosed amount of money stolen, while collecting cash at a supermarket in Heidedal in Bloemfontein on Monday.
“While the security officers went about their daily duties collecting cash at a local supermarket, they were harassed. In the process, they took the cash, the security officer disarmed his service pistol, and subsequently fired and injured himself. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, “said police spokesman Col. Athlenda Mathe.
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Mathe said the group that fled the scene in a white Ford Ranger was being searched.
“At the crime scene, the police recovered a Nissan NP 300 that was used by the armed robbers. The vehicle was found to have been stolen in a hijacking incident earlier this year in Mangaung,” Mathe said.
Anyone with information about the incident has been urged to contact the nearest police station or contact the crime stop number at 08600 10111.
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