TimesLIVE reports that a police officer was wounded in a shoot-out with robbers at Clearwater Mall, Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon.

The Honeydew CPF reported that the officer was in a stable condition and had been taken to hospital. According to the CPF, police and security companies were responding to a robbery when the suspects started shooting at them, leaving one officer wounded. The CPF said multiple suspects had been arrested, but police have not yet confirmed the details. Earlier, TimesLIVE reported that a gang of armed robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of jewellery during a robbery. Shoppers posted frantic messages on X, asking for help and reporting that the robbers had fired several shots. The CPF sent a message to community WhatsApp groups asking persons to avoid going to the mall and the roads leading to it.

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