Shopkeeper held after shooting
2003-01-03 13:53
Polokwane - A shopkeeper from Mochemi village at Senwabarwana near Polokwane (Pietersburg) has been arrested after two men were shot, one fatally. They allegedly had burgled his shop, say police.
Captain Mohale Ramatseba said the man's shop was burgled on Thursday. A few hours later, his assistant told him who the alleged burglars were.
The shopkeeper found the men in a village street and shot at them, killing one instantly and wounding the other.
The wounded man was admitted to Polokwane Provincial Hospital, said Ramatseba.
The shopkeeper is due to appear in Polokwane magistrate's court on Monday on charges of murder and attempted murder.
- SAPA