Durban police shoot-out: 5 murder, robbery suspects killed
Law enforcement officers opened fire on gunmen who were shooting at them through the windows of a double-storey rented flat.
Five suspects who were wanted for a string of murder and business robberies were killed in a shoot-out with police in Cato Crest, Durban, last night.
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says a multidisciplinary team, comprising of members from various police units in KZN, was tracking and tracing the suspects when they collected intelligence about their whereabouts.
The suspects were cornered at a rented double-storey flat on Standard Road in Cato Crest. When police announced their presence, the suspects opened fire at the law enforcement officers through the windows.
Five suspects wanted for a string of murder and business robbery cases were shot dead in a shootout with police in Cato Crest on Tuesday night, July 30, 2024. Videos: @SAPoliceService #KZNShooting #KZN #KZNPolice #WitnessNews pic.twitter.com/ykM2tOyYXU
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“A shoot-out ensued and after the ceasefire, five suspects were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds,” says Netshiunda.
He says an AK-47 assault rifle, three handguns and drugs were found in the suspects’ possession.
“The suspects had been positively linked with four counts of murder, 13 cases of business robbery and another case of carjacking, which were committed in the Cato Manor and Durban Central policing precincts.”
Netshiunda says no police officers were injured during the shoot-out.
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