State Media

Police in Beitbridge spent the whole day on Thursday held up in a a standoff with a suspected armed robber in Dulivhadzimu suburbs, Beitbridge.

The suspect is reported to have evaded an early arrest on Wednesday before being tracked to a house where he locked himself and had been firing wild shots from 1 am.

The police surrounded the house. One police source said they spent the day giving him room to finish up his ammunition so they could safely arrest him.

Additional special tactical team members had to be dispatched from Bulawayo.

More details to follow.