WATCH: Shoprite security guard shot point-blank during store robbery

A security guard was shot dead when a gang of 15 men robbed a Shoprite supermarket in Heidelberg, south of Johannesburg on Friday evening.

Video shows the guard involved in a scuffle with one of the robbers at the entrance of the Ratanda Shopping Centre.

While the security guard and robber struggled over the firearm, two more robbers entered the shop.

Both men shoot the security guard at close range, before more men enter and rob the premises.

The group got away with an undisclosed amount of money.

According to police, officers responding to the scene confronted the gang some distance from the shop and an exchange of gun fire ensued.

Police spokesperson Sergeant Lerato Mngomezulu told News24 that one officer and a Fidelity security guard were shot in the cross fire Both were rushed to hospital.

/”The Cluster task team managed to arrest a male in possession of a firearm during follow-up operations,’’ she said.

In a statement to News24, The Shoprite Group has confirmed they are working closely with police’s Provincial Investigation Unit (PIU) of the South African Police Service.

/”The Supermarket chain expresses its condolences to the guard’s family and is supporting them during this time. Staff members are being counselled to assist them to recover from this terrible ordeal,’’ the statement said.

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