Suspected cellphone tower battery thief killed in shoot-out with police

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A suspected cellphone tower battery thief was killed and two others arrested after a shoot-out with KwaZulu-Natal police on Saturday night.

Image:A suspected cellphone tower battery thief was killed and two others arrested after a shoot-out with KwaZulu-Natal police on Saturday night.

Police spokesperson Lt-Col Nqobile Gwala said officers had acted on information received about four men allegedly tampering with cellphone tower batteries with the intention of stealing in Amangwe, near Estcourt.“When police approached the suspects, they were met by a hail of bullets and there was an exchange of gunfire.

“One suspect was fatally wounded and two were arrested. A pistol with three rounds of ammunition, two vehicles, an angle grinder and a crowbar were found.”Two men aged 26 and 35 are expected to appear in the Estcourt magistrate’s court on Monday on charges of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and tampering with essential infrastructure.

 

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