At about 3pm today, 17 October, a woman was hit in the jaw by a stray bullet in the parking lot at Witpoortjie Pick n Pay.
According to eyewitnesses, four suspects in a blue Golf stopped next to the woman’s vehicle. Two of them jumped out and grabbed the handbag belonging to her passenger. As they proceeded to grab the first woman’s handbag, she fought back. One of the perpetrators fired a shot at her but missed; however, the bullet ricocheted and struck the passenger’s jaw.
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Police and emergency services are currently on the scene. Residents are urged to steer clear of the area.
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