News24 reports that a security guard was shot dead and another wounded during a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist in East London on Monday morning.

The Hawks in the Eastern Cape said a Fidelity CIT vehicle was collecting cash from Kausers Cash and Carry in Buffalo Street when the incident happened. According to Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana, one of the three guards in the armoured vehicle went inside the shop to collect cash as another guard was on standby next to the truck. When he returned, the guards were ambushed by four unknown armed suspects, who were driving a silver grey Hyundai. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, said Mhlakuvana.

The one guard was declared dead on the scene, while the other sustained injuries and was taken for medical treatment. An eyewitness, who works at a nearby retail shop, said she heard four gunshots. “One of them was wearing a blue overall, like the construction workers. It was so horrific witnessing them ambushing those security guards. One of them with a big gun was literally standing not far from our shop, but as soon as they were able to overpower the guards, he went to join them,” said the eyewitness.

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