Brakpan Herald reported that a gunshot wound to the hand did little to deter a dedicated WO Jan Roos, from tracking down and arresting two armed robbery suspects.
Reports indicate he was shot in the arm, but this is not true.
According to information received, Roos and a collegue, Const Jacques Viviers, spotted the robbers’ vehicle while on patrol this afternoon.
They gave chase and the suspected robbers were cornered along the N17 highway.
The men opened fire on the officers and a shoot-out ensued, during which Roos was shot in the left hand.
The officers managed to get the suspect’s vehicle off the road and the robbers fled into the surrounding area.
Roos and Viviers followed and arrested two of the men.
A police chopper and the K9 unit were called to the scene to help with the search, and a third man was later arrested.
The hunt for the fourth man is still underway.
