OFFICERS from the Durban Central Field Unit and K9 were involved in a shootout last week during which one suspect was killed.
According to Sgt Zanele Khomo from Durban Central SAPS, on Wednesday, 25 March at around 1.30pm, four suspects tried to hijack a vehicle in Harvey Drive, Morningside.
The occupants in the vehicle screamed and neighbours were alerted.
“The suspects were disturbed and could not take the vehicle, but had allegedly taken the driver’s cellphone and made off in their getaway vehicle. Members of Durban Central Field Unit and K9 Unit were alerted and gave chase,” said Khomo.
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She said the officers spotted the suspects’ vehicle driving along Umngeni Road and tried to stop them, but the suspects started shooting at the police.
The chase continued until Quarry Heights in Greenwood Park where the driver of the suspects’ vehicle lost control and crashed into a property.
“One suspect was found dead, and three suspects escaped. Two handguns were recovered, one was in the suspects’ vehicle and the other was found near the body outside the car. Ammunition was also recovered. The vehicle which was used by the suspects had false plates and was seized. Cases of armed robbery, attempted murder and an inquest will be investigated,” said Khomo.
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