Three suspected gang members were gunned down during a police shoot-out in La Mercy, north of Durban, this morning.

KZN police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker says police received intelligence that a group involved in serious crimes, including murders committed in the Inanda area, were hiding at the Lungelani Informal Settlement in La Mercy.

He says a team comprising of various police disciplines, including members of the Hawks, descended on the location.

“Realising that they were surrounded, the suspects opened fire at the police and a shoot-out ensued.

“Three suspects were fatally wounded during the shoot-out and two pistols were found in the possession of the suspects.”

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