Abaphangi ababili abasolwa ngokubamba inkunzi behlomile, bashone ngemuva kokuphahlazeka kwemoto endaweni yaseMarble Hall. Lesehlakalo senzeke, emahoreni ambalwa nje ngemuva kokuphangwa kwebhizinisi okunobudlova esiteshini sokugcwalisa uphethiloli eDennilton, esifundeni saseSekhukhune. Kutholwe izibhamu nezinhlamvu emotweni yalaba basolwa ngesikhathi isiphahlazekile, kanti kusolwa ukuthi izona abzisebenzisile kulelicala elihlobene nokuphangwa.

Cishe ngo-02:30, amadoda angama-Afrika angaziwa, ahlome ngezibhamu nezibhamu, kuthiwa ahlasela isiteshi sokugcwalisa uphethiloli eMoteti Complex. Ahlasela onogada kanye nomqashi ngaphambi kokuthi basebenzise isibhamu ukuze baphule i-drop office safe. Abasolwa babaleke ngezinyawo ngenkathi bedubula kaningana, beba inani lemali elingadalulwanga.

Kuthe cishe ngabo-05:10, amaphoyisa athole ulwazi lokuthi iNissan Navara emhlophe enenombolo yokubhalisa yaseMpumalanga igingqikile ku-R573 phakathi kweSlaagboom neSiyabuswa, oya eMarble Hall. Umshayeli, oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala, uqinisekiswe ukuthi ushonile endaweni yesehlakalo, kanti umgibeli oneminyaka engu-35 ubudala ushone kamuva esibhedlela. Amaphoyisa athole isibhamu se-R5, omagazini ababili, izinhlamvu ze-R5 ezingu-56, izibhamu ezimbili ze-9mm, umagazini ongenalutho we-9mm kanye nesibhamu esisodwa se-9mm.

Amacala okutholakala nezibhamu nezinhlamvu ezingenayo ilayisensi, kanye nokubulala ngokungenhloso, abhaliswe eMarble Hall SAPS. Uphenyo lokuqala luxhumanise kahle abasolwa ababili abashonile nokuphangwa kwesiteshi sokugcwalisa izimpahla eDennilton. UKhomishana wesifundazwe uLieutenant General Jan Scheepers wamukele ukubuyiswa kanye nentuthuko yophenyo, kuyilapho amaphoyisa eqhubeka nokusebenza ukuthola nokubopha amalungu asele eqembu elihlomile.