Five cash-in-transit robbers killed in dramatic shootout with Gauteng police

July 24, 2025 108 1

Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers have been shot dead during a shootout with Gauteng police in Crown Mine, Johannesburg.

Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, said the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon.

A number of firearms were recovered.

Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, is expected to address the media at the crime scene.

*This is a developing story

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