Two suspected illegal miners killed in a shootout with police in Roodepoort [SOUND]

# Gauteng police are investigating two counts of murder, attempted murder, and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. This follows a shootout between suspected illegal miners and the police in Roodepoort west of Johannesburg yesterday. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says when they responded to reports of a shooting in an open field in Roodepoort, the Zama Zamas started firing at the police. She says they returned fire and two suspects were killed: