'Thank the Lord I survived': Yvonne Chaka Chaka thanks fans for their support after almost getting caught in shootout

Yvonne Chaka Chaka refuses to comment further yesterday revealing that she almost found herself caught in the crosshairs of a police shootout. The singer and humanitarian was within range of a blazing gun-battle between police and hijackers in Centurion on Tuesday afternoon. "Wow this is what I survived Thank u Lord," she captioned a photo of the crime scene on Twitter.

Wow this is what I survived Thank u Lord. pic.twitter.com/pHmiSyW607 — Yvonne Chaka Chaka (@YvonneChakaX2) September 27, 2016

According to provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini, three suspects had hijakced a Mercedes Benz panel van in Centurion when they were involved in a shoot-out with the police, who had been chasing them.

#YvonneChakaChaka nearly caught in crossfire of Midrand shootout. https://t.co/IIQRLEjk3x pic.twitter.com/UqrD4gu25O — The Citizen News (@TheCitizen_News) September 28, 2016

"Two suspects were shot, one died at the scene and another was wounded and airlifted to the hospital." Dlamini went on to reveal a third suspect was on the run after escaping. Police also found two firearms, a pistol and R4 rifle on the scene.
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Thank u all it was very close. Never seen a thing like this except at the movies.wow. ???? — Yvonne Chaka Chaka (@YvonneChakaX2) September 27, 2016

Once the fear had subsided, Yvonne thanked her concerned followers and expressed gratitude at having not been caught in the firing line.

I respect life. U could be anywhere minding ur Buz and anything can happen. — Yvonne Chaka Chaka (@YvonneChakaX2) September 27, 2016

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