Armed robbers hit jewellery store at Clearwater Mall

A police officer was wounded in a shoot-out with robbers at Clearwater Mall, Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon. 

The Honeydew CPF has confirmed the officer is in a stable condition and has been taken to hospital. 

According to the CPF, police and security companies were responding to the robbery when the suspects started shooting at them, leaving one officer wounded. 

The CPF said multiple suspects have been arrested, but police are yet to confirm details. 

Earlier, TimesLIVE reported a gang of armed robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of jewellery during a robbery. 

Shoppers sent frantic messages on X, asking for help and reporting the robbers fired several shots. The CPF sent a message to community WhatsApp groups asking them to avoid going to the mall and the roads leading to it.