Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers have been shot dead during a shootout with Gauteng police in Crown Mine, Johannesburg.

Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, said the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon.

Nevhuhulwi said police received intelligence information about suspects planning to commit a cash in transit robbery in Johannesburg.

“Their vehicle was spotted on the M1/M2 highway split and they sped off when they noticed police [following them]. As a chase ensued, the suspects started shooting at the police who retaliated. The suspects’ vehicle crashed into a palisade fence. All five occupants were fatally shot,” she said.

She added that preliminary investigation revealed that the car they were using was involved in a murder and cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on July 14, 2025, at Kingsley in KwaZulu-Natal.

Inside the car, police recovered an AK-47, a pistol, and explosives.

Meanwhile, Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, said the operation was a collaborative effort from the KZN Tactical Response Team, Gauteng and KZN DPCI, Gauteng Traffic and private security companies.

“These collaborative efforts are yielding success and should send a strong message to criminals that police will not repose and will continue to deal decisively with criminal issues,” he said.

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