Now that’s the Oscar way to deal with it. A notorious most wanted car hijacker has been shot dead by a motorist who witnessed him trying to hijack another car.
The carjacker who is now in a body bag is said to be Gauteng’s most notorious. The Alexandra News website reports the suspect was shot at the corner of Vincent Tshabalala Road and 8th Avenue after trying to hijack a motorist. The wounded man ran from the scene but collapsed on 9th Avenue. Police recovered a fully loaded revolver.
Alex police spokesperson Warrant Officer Moses Maphakela said two suspects, one armed with a firearm, had approached a Polo Vivo driver when he stopped at traffic light during peak hour morning traffic. They then ordered the driver out of his car. The one man then jumped into the driver’s seat while his colleague tried to jump into the passenger side. A fellow motorist from behind who had witnessed the hijacking is said to have shouted “stop it guys, stop it”, as he came out of his car.
Maphakela said the armed suspect then turned to aim his firearm at the shouting motorist, but the motorist shot the suspect in the upper body.
According to Maphakela the dead carjacker had been a notorious car hijacker on the same spot he was shot at and was the most wanted suspect for car hijackings, armed robbery and rape in Alexandra.
“We are still looking for the other suspect and appeal to the community to come forward with any information that could lead to apprehension of the suspect.”
When asked what happens to the civilian motorist who shot the other suspect dead, Maphakela said he was not arrested but a statement was taken from the suspect and it will be stashed in a car hijacking case that has been opened. “It is up to the court to decide whether to charge or not to charge the motorist shooter,” he said.
