Four criminals whose target was to hijack a customer in the underground parking, fell out of luck as the security opened fire.
There was a persistent shootout between the security and the robbers.
One suspect was shot and wounded, while the other one was arrested, the two others managed escaping from the scene.
Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said: ” Four men who were driving a Toyota Etios hijacked a vechicle at Cresta Mall. When they were driving out of the mall security guard blocked them on the boom gate.”