A Nigerian man identified as Brown Donatus was shot dead during a robbery at a restaurant in the Johannesburg CBD, South Africa.
A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer was wounded during the robbery which occurred on Tuesday night, February 22.
It was gathered that the Brown had walked into a robbery at Nwanyi Owerri, a popular Nigerian restaurant in Johannesburg.
According to eyewitnesses, the armed robbers demanded his belongings but the deceased refused and he was shot in the head and died on the spot.
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said officers responded to an armed robbery at a restaurant at the corner of Lilian Ngoyi and Nugget streets when the robbers opened fire on them.
“A shootout ensued and one JMPD officer was shot. The officer was quickly rushed to hospital after sustaining an injury to his right thigh and will undergo surgery to remove the bullet,” Fihla said.
Fihla said officers launched a manhunt in the area immediately afterward and arrested two people after searching a dilapidated building at the corner of Nugget and Rahima Moosa streets.
He said two firearms with live ammunition, a knife and a cellphone were seized, adding: