{"id":6027,"date":"2025-08-06T15:21:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:21:28","slug":"four-suspects-gunned-down-by-police-in-gauteng-armed-robbery-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/four-suspects-gunned-down-by-police-in-gauteng-armed-robbery-standoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Suspects Gunned Down by Police in Gauteng Armed Robbery Standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Gauteng police engaged in a shootout in Randfontein, resulting in the deaths of four suspected robbers.<\/p>\n<p>The police action followed a tip-off from the Crime Intelligence Unit in the Eastern Cape, informing them of the suspects&#8217; plot to rob a businessman in Randfontein.<\/p>\n<p>The businessman was reportedly on his way to deposit a significant amount of cash at the bank.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-gunfight-erupts-on-ventersdorp-road\"><strong>Gunfight on Ventersdorp Road<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Members of the Tactical Response Team located the suspects\u2019 vehicle while it was traveling on Ventersdorp Road.<\/p>\n<p>Major-General Fred Kekana, the Gauteng police deputy commissioner, stated that the officers attempted to pull over the vehicle, which had four individuals inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects fired upon our officers, prompting the team to return fire. All four suspects were killed,\u201d Kekana explained.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-police-recover-weapons-and-muti\"><strong>Police Find Weapons and Traditional Muti<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Authorities recovered rifles and handguns at the scene, as well as traditional muti found inside the suspects\u2019 vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The car had fake license plates, and a sticker on the petrol cap read: <em>&#8220;Prayer is the key.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the botched robbery attempt, Kekana remarked, <em>&#8220;Neither their muti nor their prayers were effective. 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