WATCH: A brave Durban policeman has been captured on cellphone camera footage taking on a gang of robbers in a daring shoot-out in Westville on Thursday morning. DailyNewsSA
A policeman has been captured on cellphone camera footage taking on a gang of robbers in a daring shoot-out in Westville on Thursday. Picture: Screen grabA policeman has been captured on cellphone camera footage taking on a gang of robbers in a daring shoot-out in Westville on Thursday. Picture: Screen grabA policeman has been captured on cellphone camera footage taking on a gang of robbers in a daring shoot-out in Westville on Thursday.
The footage shows the officer firing off several rounds at the gang before he comes under fire and is forced to take cover. During the shootout a robber was shot dead and several of his accomplice are still on the run after a shoot-out with police on Jan Hofmeyer Road outside the Westville Village Market mall, just after 8:30 am.
The alleged robbers entered the parking lot and tried to rob the nearby Post Office, police sources said.
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