It is often said that 'crime does not pay' and one soul had to learn this the hard way. A 28-year old man was gunned down on Monday in Lakeside Extension 2, Orange Farm. Arthur (surname unknown) met his untimely death when he and two friends came across police. It is understood that they were stopped and searched, he allegedly refused and a gun shoot-out began. An eye witness relived the tragedy; ''It was around midday when the deceased came running towards our direction, by then he had already been shot at from the back. He fell and another cop who had just disembarked from a police vehicle appeared from the front and shot him five times as he lay on the ground.'' Orange Farm Police Spokesperson, Johannes Motsiri said; ''Our men were doing a stop and search when they met the deceased, up-on being asked to be searched; he resisted, drew a gun and shot randomly at the cops. Police returned fire while racing him for about 800 meters which is where he finally fell.'' An inquest docket has been filed while a case of unlicensed firearm and attempted murder has been opened.
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