Pretoria - A man was shot dead while another shot himself in the
groin during a robbery in Pretoria, police said on Saturday.
Three men entered a house in the Queenswood suburb of Pretoria at
about 20:00 on Friday.
They held up the occupants of the house and stole a gun,
cellphones, jewellery and money.
A family member shot one of the robbers in the head and he died on
the scene, while his accomplices fled on foot.
One of them was caught by a security company in the area and held
them in a car.
While he was trying to take out a gun which was he was hiding in
his pants when he shot himself in the groin.
He was later rushed to hospital under police guard and was charged
with house robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm and
possession of stolen items.
The third suspect was still at large, said Weilbach.
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