dramatic shoot-out Ringleader violent gang of Pretoria robbers linked to more than 30 robberies and hijackings across the city was killed on Monday
Ringleader of a violent gang of Pretoria robbers linked to more than 30 robberies and hijackings across the city was killed on Monday after a dramatic shoot-out. The gang's eight-month crime spree across Gauteng and Mpumalanga was brought to a bloody end when detectives from the Temba Trio Task Team, following up on information given through tip-offs, shot and critically injured the ringleader and arrested two other members.The arrests brought the number of suspects arrested to three. In February police arrested one of the alleged gang members in Rietgat.Detectives discovered the whereabouts of the 35-year-old ring leader and his two accomplices while investigating the hijacking and rape of two Hammanskraal women and the attack of a Temba resident. 'We are hoping to catch those police officers who are supplying the gang with weapons' The gang had also attacked two Soshanguve residents, two Akasia businesses and another in Temba.All the attacks took place within six hours of...