Five suspects who were wanted for a string of murder and business robbery cases were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Tuesday night, 30 July 2024.
A multidisciplinary team, comprising of members from various police units in KwaZulu-Natal was tracking and tracing the suspects when they collected intelligence about their whereabouts.
The suspects were cornered at a rented double-storied flat on Standard Road in Cato Crest and when police announced their presence, the suspects opened fire towards the law enforcement officers through the windows. A shootout ensued and after the ceasefire, five suspects were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
An AK47 assault rifle, three handguns and drugs were found in the possession of the suspects.
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.
No police officer was injured during the shootout.
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