Durban police investigate after suspect shot and killed

Durban police investigate after suspect shot and killed

Greenwood Park police have opened a murder and attempted murder case following a shooting in Durban North in which one suspect was killed.

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KZN SAPS spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says private security officers had been pursuing a car with four suspects on Queen Nandi Drive in the Kenville area this afternoon.


Two other men were injured the incident. "It is  reported  that  security  guards  were  following a  vehicle  whose  occupants  were  allegedly  seen  discharging  firearms  in  Sydenham  earlier  on.  


"It  is  also  reported  that  when  security  guards  approached  the  vehicle,  the  suspects  opened  fire,  and  a  shootout  ensued.  One  person  died  and  preliminary  investigations  have  revealed  that  he  was  wanted  in  a  September  24  case  of  murder  in  Kwamashu."


The  two  injured  suspects  were  taken  to  the  hospital  for  treatment.  The  fourth  suspect  was  arrested  and  two  firearms  were  recovered.


READ: Police await postmortem in KwaMakhutha woman's death


 

On the north coast - Umhlali police are looking for the gunmen behind a shooting that left two people dead and another injured.


Officers were called out to a home in Shayamoya near Shakaskraal this morning. 


" Two  men,  aged  21  and  22  years  old,  died  at  the  scene,  whilst  a  27 -year -old  woman  sustained  multiple  gunshot  wounds  and  was  conveyed  to  a  hospital  for  treatment.  The  motive  of  the  shooting  is  unknown." 

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