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Gang kills man in shop robbery
25/06/2007 23:34 - (SA)
Cape Town - A man was killed when a grocery store in Kuils River in the Cape Peninsula was robbed on Monday afternoon, said police.
Inspector Bernadine Steyn said four men entered the shop in Van Riebeeck Road, and held staff and customers at gunpoint.
Steyn said: "Several shots were fired, wounding a bystander, a man believed to be in his 30s from Elsies River, fatally in the head."
The victim's licensed firearm was also stolen by the robbers.
"No one else was seriously injured during the robbery."
The men ran away and were still at large with an undisclosed amount of cash.
"Police are investigating a case of murder and armed robbery.
- SAPA
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