{"id":156357,"date":"2025-05-07T11:24:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=156357"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:07:26","slug":"shootout-ensues-at-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/shootout-ensues-at-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Shootout ensues at supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"156358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/shootout-ensues-at-supermarket\/img_8313_06524\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8313_06524\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A shootout ensued between the police and robbery suspects at the Boxer store at Somerset Crossing in Lwandle at 06:25 on Tuesday morning (6 May). &amp;#8220;Approximately 10 armed suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash,&amp;#8221; Sergeant Mthokozisi Gama, Lwandle police spokesperson related. &amp;#8220;On leaving the store from the back of the premises, they spotted a a police van and immediately started shooting at it. The police officers returned fire. Fortunately no-one was injured. A 28-year-old suspect, who was still in the shop, was arrested after pretending to be one of the workers. The other suspects managed to flee the scene on foot. A business-robbery case was opened.&amp;#8221; Photo: Yaseen Gaffar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A shootout ensued between the police and robbery suspects at the Boxer store at Somerset Crossing in Lwandle at 06:25 on Tuesday morning (6 May). &amp;#8220;Approximately 10 armed suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash,&amp;#8221; Sergeant Mthokozisi Gama, Lwandle police spokesperson related. &amp;#8220;On leaving the store from the back of the premises, they spotted a a police van and immediately started shooting at it. The police officers returned fire. Fortunately no-one was injured. A 28-year-old suspect, who was still in the shop, was arrested after pretending to be one of the workers. The other suspects managed to flee the scene on foot. A business-robbery case was opened.&amp;#8221; Photo: Yaseen Gaffar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8313_06524.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A shootout ensued between the police and robbery suspects at the Boxer store at Somerset Crossing in Lwandle at 06:25 on Tuesday morning (6 May). &#8220;Approximately 10 armed suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash,&#8221; Sergeant Mthokozisi Gama, Lwandle police spokesperson related. &#8220;On leaving the store from the back of the premises, they spotted a a police van and immediately started shooting at it. The police officers returned fire. Fortunately no-one was injured. A 28-year-old suspect, who was still in the shop, was arrested after pretending to be one of the workers. The other suspects managed to flee the scene on foot. 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