Media Statement from Western Cape Media Centre
Corporate Communication
South African Police Service

Swift response by the police led to the arrest of five suspects this afternoon in Belhar. Police members received a complaint of housebreaking at Commerse Way in old Belhar. They spotted a vehicle driving recklessly and followed it. The information indicated that this vehicle had been involved in a housebreaking incident in Belhar. Soon one of the suspects jumped out the vehicle with a firearm in his hand. A shooting ensued, during which four suspects were shot and wounded. They were transported to hospital for treatment under police guard.

The suspects are aged between 18 and 22 years old, and once they are charged they will appear in the Blue Downs Magistrates’ Court where they will be facing charges of housebreaking and theft.

 The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape applauded the police involved on their swift action.

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