Suspects removed from scene of Buccleuch shooting (video)

BUCCLEUCH - The traffic around Buccleuch has eased now that police have concluded their investigations and the two arrested suspects involved in an attempted robbery in Kempton Park have been removed from the scene at the corner of Maxwell Drive and Old Pretoria Road on 30 October.

October 30, 2014

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Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Lungilo Dlamini said the two suspects would be taken to Kempton Park Police Station.

Dlamini said the suspects would be charged for attempted murder, being in possession of an unlicenced firearm and attempted robbery.

The suspects were loaded into the police van at around 12.30pm on 30 October. They were arrested at around 10am on 30 October.

The suspects hijacked a black Jeep but crashed into the bridge on Maxwell Drive; which was recovered.

The suspects then attempted to hijack a silver Golf GTI, which was also recovered.

Traffic was heavily backed up after the incident but by 12.30, traffic returned to a normal flow.

No one was injured in the shootout although the suspects shot at the police and police returned fire.

Watch a video of Colonel Lungilo Dlamini on the scene:

A reader, @cbcoza, sent in this video of the police helicopter hovering over the N1

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October 30, 2014

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