Two Mpumalanga men have been shot dead by a hitchhiker they attempted to rob. | nickymccain
An attempted robbery went wrong when the victim shot the perpetrators.The men were allegedly attempting to rob a hitchhiker at knifepoint.Two Mpumalanga men were shot dead by a hitchhiker they attempted to rob on Thursday.
The men offered the hitchhiker a lift while they were travelling on the N4, outside Mbombela, in a in a VW Polo, police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said. Later, they stopped the car and attempted to rob the hitchhiker at knifepoint. "Reports indicate that the man also drew out his firearm and allegedly shot both men. One died at the scene. Meanwhile the other died a few metres away from the scene while he was being driven to hospital. The two are yet to be identified," Mdhluli said.READ | The firearm used has since been confiscated as well as the knife and the vehicle. The items will form part of the investigation.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela urged members of the public to refrain from hitchhiking.
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