Durban shoot-out suspect evades arrest (video)

A video has emerged of a suspect speeding off with a stolen car following an alleged high-speed chase and shoot-out with Durban North police on Tuesday.

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday, while a third managed to escape arrest, North Glen News reported.

The video shows the alleged suspect ramming the car through the gate of a residential property before speeding off.

The vehicle was later abandoned and recovered in KwaMashu, north of Durban and the suspect remains at large.

It was confirmed that the third suspect hijacked a woman in her property as she was approaching her vehicle.

“The suspect had fled into a property along Kenneth Kaunda Road and had jumped over several fences before he reached the victim’s yard,” Tyron Powell of Marshall Security said.

Powell added that the suspect was not armed, but shouted frantically at the victim, demanding her keys.

On Tuesday, a high speed chase ensued after police spotted three suspicious men.

The chase turned violent when the trio opened fire on police outside three popular Durban North schools; Chelsea Preparatory, Headway Pre-Primary  and Our Lady of Fatima Convent School.

Police arrested two of the men, when they attempted to flee on foot.

It is believed that the three men involved the chase and shoot-out were planning to commit an armed robbery before they were spotted by police.

Powell confirmed that two firearms, a police scanner, bullet proof vests and balaclavas were found in the suspects’ vehicle.

“All of these items are typical of an armed robbery. There were no house-breaking implements, such as a crowbar, found at the scene,” he said.

– Caxton News Service