The arrests took place after two of the men allegedly stole a Toyota Hilux in the Meadowdale Mall parking lot at midday.<\/p>\n
Upon realising that the vehicle was missing, the owner activated the tracking system.<\/p>
\u201cIndependent witnesses alerted the police to a charcoal Nissan Almera, with two occupants, who appeared to be accomplices to the thieves of the Toyota Hilux, as it was seen tailing the stolen Toyota,\u201d said Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>\n
The GPS coordinates of the vehicle\u2019s movements were followed by both EMPD Equestrian Unit members, as well as SAPS members on patrol in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 12.45pm, the EMPD Equestrian Unit members sighted the vehicle in Elandsfontein, at the intersection of Oribi and Kennis streets,\u201d said Kgasago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two suspects in the Almera tried to run over the EMPD officers when the officers confronted the occupants in the stolen Toyota Hilux.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Almera passenger was shot in the shoulder and the driver arrested.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wounded suspect is in a hospital under police guard.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two occupants of the Toyota Hilux abandoned the vehicle and bolted on foot.<\/p>\n Metro police officers pursued the suspects on foot, whereupon one of the suspects pointed a firearm at them.<\/p>\n He was shot and fatally wounded.<\/p>\n The other suspect was arrested.<\/p>\n \u201cUse of technology revealed that all four of the suspects were on a police wanted list for a spate of thefts of vehicles,” Kgasago said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were found in possession of a plethora of sophisticated car-breaking implements, which included ignition keys and computer boxes for various vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cA data-dot reader revealed that the Almera had been stolen in Soshanguve, in August 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n All the suspects, including the deceased, are in their mid-30s.<\/p>\n Charges of vehicle theft, attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and resisting arrest were registered at the Bedfordview Police Station.<\/p>\n The two suspects who came out of the incident unscathed were expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court on January 8.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n Woman gang raped, dropped off in Germiston<\/a><\/p>\n Bangladeshi man caught with official documents<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNCRIMEWANTMH1_97357.jpg\")
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