Armed robber shot dead, US$35k recovered from his ...

Armed robber shot dead, US$35k recovered from his satchel

Zim Now Writer

Loot amounting to US$35 050 was recovered from a satchel that was carried by one member of an eight-man gang that raided ZX Fuels premises in Southerton, Harare early on Tuesday morning and was shot dead by security guards.

The gang, who were wearing masks and woollen hats and were armed with pistols, iron bars and hammers, went to the premises where they attacked a security guard on duty before taking away the gate keys from the security guard and entering the premises.

They used iron bars to force-open safes, before stealing an undisclosed amount of money.

A reaction team from Safeguard Security Company arrived at the scene during the robbery and was attacked by the robbers.

When second reaction team arrived at the scene, a shootout between the guards and the robbers ensued.

It was during the shootout that one of the robbers was shot and died on the spot, while his accomplices fled the scene.