A 46 year old man was killed in a shootout with robbers at a bar in Phoenix – KZN during the early hours of this morning.
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Phoenix Operations Centre received a call for assistance at approximately 01:02. On arrival, Reaction Officers established that four suspects entered the bar and held up employees and patrons.
The deceased drew his firearm and shot one of the suspects. A second suspect fired a volley of shots which struck the man in his head and body. He was robbed of his firearm.
The injured suspect dragged himself to an awaiting white Suzuki (model & registration unknown) which sped off in an unknown direction.
The deceased is a resident of Johannesburg – Gauteng. He was celebrating a friend’s birthday at the time of the incident.
Several spent 9mm cartridges were recovered at the scene.
Bar patron killed during a robbery in Phoenix https://t.co/EuhMQD7uvH#ArriveAlive #Robbery #Shooting #Murder @ReactionUnitSA pic.twitter.com/GAPysUvexA
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) February 10, 2024
