This is the moment a security guard cheats death as he dodges gunfire during a shoot-out after he chased a pair of crooks through a residential street.
In incredible footage, the armed officer can be seen ducking for cover as repeated gunshots hail towards him after he attempted to track down a group of robbers in Umhlanga, a coastal resort town north of Durban in South Africa on Tuesday morning.
He is then attacked at point-blank range by gunmen but remarkably survives, forcing the robbers to flee from the scene of the ‘attempted murder’.
The officer had pursued the suspects before pulling over in front of them to prevent them driving off in the quiet street.
He then got out of his car to accost the suspects, who also jump out of their vehicle before launching the attack.
Another car, carrying a man dressed in a balaclava and a bulletproof vest, then shot a rifle at the security officer, who managed to fire back and force them away.
The guard then ran away, calling for back up, as the car speeds off.
Police have since opened an attempted murder case.
A security guard cheated death as he dodged a round of bullets during a shoot-out after he chased a pair of crooks through a residential street
The officer had pursued the suspects before pulling over in front of them to prevent them driving off in a quiet street in Umhlanga, a coastal resort town north of Durban in South Africa
The guard later ran away, calling for back up, as the car speeds off after he was shot at from point-blank range
The armed officer can be seen ducking for cover as repeated gunshots hail towards him
Blue Security, the officer’s employer, said: ‘When our Blue Team approached, the suspect fled in a white Toyota Starlet. Our officers pursued the vehicle and managed to intercept it in Somerset Drive,’ a spokesperson from Blue said.
‘Upon interception, the suspects exited the vehicle and opened fire on the Blue Security team. Moments later, a second vehicle, a Toyota double cab, arrived at the scene. One of its occupants, dressed in a balaclava and wearing a bulletproof vest, discharged rounds from a rifle towards our personnel. Both vehicles fled the area following the exchange,’ the statement read.
They said additional patrols are being deployed in the area.
Blue CEO, Henk van Bemmelen, added: ‘We are deeply grateful for the courage, professionalism, and commitment displayed by our team under extremely dangerous circumstances.’
The episode is similar to another viral moment that saw a hero security guard attacked in his vehicle.
Former police sniper Leo Prinsloo fought off a gang of armed robbers who sprayed his security vehicle with over thirty bullets in a bid to kill him in 2021.
Mr Prinsloo was escorting a high value cargo in his unmarked armoured Toyota Land Cruiser when he was ambushed by two cars full of gunmen.
A dozen shots at least were heard as one car pulled alongside the security expert on the N4 motorway in capital Pretoria, opening fire and finally shattering his bullet proof window.
Former police sniper Leo Prinsloo was escorting a high value cargo in an unmarked armoured Toyota Land Cruiser when he was ambushed by two cars full of gunmen
A dozen shots at least were heard as one car pulled alongside security expert Leo on the N4 motorway in capital Pretoria
The guard, who was with the South African Police Services special forces unit for 12 years and taught their military special forces to shoot – remained remarkably calm under attack.
He told his fellow security guard to cock his automatic rifle and hit the accelerator as his attackers tried to kill him.
The other car full of gunmen then tried from the other side and fired at least 13 shots into the vehicle but the expert marksman and highly trained sniper remained unperturbed.
The chasing cars tried to force him to stop and fired shots into the windscreen. But Mr Prinsloo simply rammed straight into them.
A security friend of his said: ‘Leo got fed up with the one-way traffic of bullets and hit the brakes and told his colleague to hand him an automatic rifle, released his seat belt and got out.
‘He had enough of being a sitting duck and decided to take the fight to the armed robbers and was not going to go down without a fight. He is an expert shot and wanted to give a little bit back.
‘When they saw Leo get out with his automatic rifle in a bullet proof vest and kneeling down to take aim they decided they had had enough and gave it up and the two cars made their escape.
‘You can see from the dashcam that from start to finish he hardly bats an eyelid but is constantly aware of where they are and doesn’t flinch when they open fire on him and does his job perfectly
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