Fleeing robbery suspect dies after shot in back by police
The man and the robbery victim who has been identified as Deryck Persaud, 46 years, of Cummings Lodge, ECD, were placed into the police vehicle and the motor vehicle PSS 6835 was escorted to the Sparendaam Police Station. Persaud informed the police that he had been robbed by the two men who were armed with a handgun and a knife.
Upon arrival on the roadway in front of the Police Station and as the ranks approached the driver of PSS 6835 that was involved in the robbery, he brandished a firearm and drove off the vehicle in an attempt to escape during which the police discharged a round that struck him to his body, the statement said.
The man was pronounced dead on arrival at the GPHC and has been identified as Ryan Vaux, 36 years, of Norton Street, Lodge.
A pellet handgun was found in the motor car which had crashed in the vicinity of Vryheid’s Lust Access Road, ECD.
The other suspect is in police custody assisting with the investigations.
