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:
He said a man, believed to have been a customer at the restaurant, was found dead on the scene.
A deceased security guard was also found at the corner of Mooi and Lilian Ngoyi streets, near the scene of the shooting. It has not yet been confirmed that his death is linked to the armed robbery,” Fihla said.
Cases of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition were opened.
A friend of the Nigerian, David Shamash Masiba, who confirmed the incident on Facebook on Friday, said that the deceased begged the robbers not to kill him but they shot him dead and fled with his wallet and phones.
He said that Donatus Brown gave his life to Christ in 2017 and was given the name John.
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