Two suspected murderers were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Brackenhill Road in Hillcrest on Thursday evening, 25 January 2024.
Officers from the Tactical Response Team (TRT) had operationalised intelligence about the whereabouts of the suspects who were on the police’s wanted list in connection with three counts of murder. The tactically astute police officers spotted a vehicle which matched the description of the one which the suspects were said to have been travelling in. With their blue lights on, police officers signalled for the suspects’ vehicle to stop, however the suspects did not just stop, they got out of their vehicle and opened fire towards the police and the men of law were left with no other alternative but to return fire.
Two suspects sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were declared dead at the scene. No police officer was injured during the shootout. The suspects were wanted in connection with a case of double murder in which two men were shot and killed outside a tavern in Molweni on 4 January 2024. They were also suspected to be responsible for the murder of a 50-year-old man who was found inside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds on Windsor Road in Pinetown in November 2021. Two firearms with 21 rounds of ammunition were found in the possession of the suspects.
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