Police reportedly kill computer thief in S.A. school's foiled robbery

Police in Pretoria have reportedly gunned down a thief who broke into a secondary school in a foiled robbery attempt on Monday.

The robber allegedly entered the Lesedi Secondary School east of Pretoria and tried to steal computers.

Police spokesperson Sergeant Yeroboam Mbatsane told Pretoria East Record the man and two accomplices were intercepted by security in the course of the robbery.

Security officers were alerted by the alarm and saw the suspects jumping out of the office. Shots were fired and one of the suspects was killed.

"One suspect was shot and killed by a school security guard. He was shot twice and certified dead on the scene," Mbatsane reportedly said.

Mbatsane said nothing was taken and the two other men, one armed with a firearm, managed to get away.

"No arrests have been made," he reportedly said.

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