A man has been arrested after he allegedly held up two Cape Union Mart employees at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
|||Cape Town - A man was arrested after he allegedly held up two Cape Union Mart employees at the V&A Waterfront as they left the store to deposit money at a nearby bank.
The suspect fired four shots at security guards who had chased him after the employees raised the alarm. No one was injured.
Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk said the 29-year-old man was arrested and his firearm and the money he stole was retrieved.
“Two sales assistants from a clothing store at building 007 Farocean Marine Building Ouay Four, at the V&A Waterfront, went to go and do the normal daily banking, when they were approached by an unidentified male who took out a firearm and pointed the firearm at them. He demanded the money they had in their possession.”
The sales assistants “willingly” gave the money to the accused. With security giving chase, the suspect then ran towards the dolosses at Granger Bay. He shot at security during the chase, said Waterfront spokeswoman Carla White.
Police arrived on the scene shortly after and the man was cornered and arrested.
White said the man ran toward Granger Bay and was apprehended by security and police near the pier just outside the mall.
The suspect will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on a charge of armed robbery.
Cape Argus