Gauteng Highway Patrol, in collaboration with a private security company, fatally shot four suspects allegedly linked to a spate of house robberies that had been terrorising residents in the Tshwane South and Johannesburg North suburbs.
Acting on crime intelligence, the teams conducted a tracing operation on the afternoon of Thursday, 11 September 2025. At approximately 15:00, officers identified a vehicle matching the description of the suspects’ getaway car travelling on the R55 in Centurion and attempted to intercept it.
“The suspects fled, prompting a high-speed pursuit. The Gauteng Traffic Police Air Wing was called in to assist with aerial surveillance. The suspects proceeded onto the N14 on-ramp towards Pretoria, and as officers closed in, the suspects opened fire on police,” said SAPS Gauteng spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili.
She confirmed that officers returned fire, fatally wounding all four suspects. A search of the vehicle uncovered three handguns, ammunition, and housebreaking tools.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle, a white Hyundai sedan, was fitted with false number plates and a counterfeit licence disc. The suspects have already been linked to 18 incidents of house robbery,” Brigadier Muridili added.
SAPS Forensic Crime Scene Management attended the scene, along with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), which will conduct an independent investigation as per protocol.
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