{"id":10479,"date":"2013-09-19T06:45:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T06:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=10479"},"modified":"2013-09-19T06:45:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T06:45:23","slug":"two-people-injured-in-johannesburg-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=10479","title":{"rendered":"Two people injured in Johannesburg shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10480\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Johannesburg_CBD_800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10480\" alt=\"Johannesburg's central business district where the shooting took place\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Johannesburg_CBD_800-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Johannesburg_CBD_800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Johannesburg_CBD_800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johannesburg&#8217;s central business district where the shooting took place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two people were injured when a group fleeing from security guards opened fire in the Johannesburg central business district on Wednesday afternoon, police said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;An Audi Q7 was chasing a blue BMW M1 when the occupants of the BMW started shooting at the Audi Q7 which was driven by security guards at the corner of Anderson and Sauer streets,&#8221; said spokesman Warrant Officer Xoli Mbhele on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The security guards then returned fire and shot the BMW&#8217;s tyre,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mbhele said the five got out of their car and fled on foot while they were shooting at the security guards, hitting two passengers in a stationary Quantum taxi at the corner of Broad and Loveday Streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The group then hijacked a white Nissan Tiida and sped off from the scene,&#8221; Mbhele said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The car was later recovered at Turffontein.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The injured, a man and a woman, were treated at the scene but the woman was taken to hospital with a wound in the neck,&#8221; Mbhele said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The security guards gave chase to the group&#8217;s car when it failed to stop as it was driving towards on-coming traffic, Mbhele said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the police were searching for the criminals. &#8211; 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