Man SHOOTS accomplice, takes his gun and flees mid-robbery

A planned robbery by two armed men did not go as planned. Instead, one of them shot the other and instead of helping his accomplice, he took his firearm and fled the scene.

This happened on Sunday in Gqeberha when the two armed men tried to rob a 34-year-old man, said police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge.

ARMED ROBBERS TARGETED A MAN WALKING HOME

At around 20:30 on Sunday night, the robbers spotted their possible victim in Nomakanjane area, Ikamvelihle. The victim was walking home when the armed men approached him.

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“Fearing that they were going to rob him, he attempted to flee from them. They chased him, and after hitting him in the face with a firearm, the victim fled into a nearby shack,” said Beetge.

One of the robbers followed the victim and went after him inside the shack. The other was waiting outside, gun in hand.

ROBBER SHOOTS HIS ACCOMPLICE

While outside, the robber thought it was a good idea to start firing shots at the shack. But instead, he ended up shooting his accomplice.

“One of the suspects went into the shack after [the victim], while the other opened fire on the shack from the outside. One of the alleged robbers was shot and killed.”

Captain Andre Beetge

The robber outside eventually realised that he shot and killed his accomplice. But instead, he went into the shack and grabbed his accomplice’s firearm. He then fled from the scene.

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Instead, their targeted victim walked out with slight injuries, said Beetge.

“The 34-year-old victim, who fled from them, was uninjured in the incident, apart from the slight wound when they pistol-whipped him. A murder docket is opened and being investigated by the Ikamvelihle police.”

Police call on anyone with information about the alleged murder to report to the Ikamvelihle police station.