SECURITY guard shot during business robbery.
The guard was shot dead during a robbery in Greylingstand, Mpumalanga on Thursday morning, 29 May.
According to Mpumalanga police spokesman Brigadier Donald Mdluli, reports indicated that about 15 heavily armed suspects wearing masks and gloves stormed into the premises and held the employees at gunpoint.
He said the suspects then went straight to the drop safe and blew it up.
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"They reportedly made off with an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing the scene. During this incident, multiple shots were fired indiscriminately, tragically leading to the fatal injury of one of the two security guards who were patrolling along the nearby railway line at that time.
"Fortunately, the second guard managed to escape unharmed. The assailants also fired at a bakkie belonging to the security guards. Luckily, the driver of the bakkie evaded further injury by driving away from the scene amid the chaos," he said.
Mdluli said the suspects remain at large and urged anyone with information that could help with the investigation to come forward.
