Bayanda Hlogwane
A CRIME SCENE AT INANDA WHERE TWO SUSPECTS WERE KILLED DURING A SHOOT-OUT
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MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE: KWAZULU-NATAL
DURBAN: 23 July 2024 - Three suspects who were wanted for a string of murders, including the 2023 murder of a police Sergeant were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at the Congo area of Inanda on Tuesday evening.
A multidisciplinary team comprising of members of the Provincial DPCI Tracking Team, DPCI Anti Gang Unit, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Tactical Response Team, Pietermaritzburg K9 unit, Inanda Task Team as well as private security acted on intelligence about the whereabouts of the suspects who have been on police's radar for some time.
When the team arrived at the identified house on Nombonjani Mtshali Road, four suspects opened fire at the police and a shootout ensued. After the shootout, three suspects were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were declared dead at the scene. One suspect narrowly escaped arrest and ran into the darkness. A manhunt for him is currently underway.
The suspects were positively linked to the murder of a police Sergeant who was a member of the KwaMashu Tracking Team. He was disarmed and fatally wounded with his service firearm in June 2023. Other murders include a double murder in Inanda in January 2024, as well as another two murder cases which were registered at Inanda in 2021 and 2023.
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UPDATES ON THE STORY
THE NAME OF THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS KILLED BY THE SUSPECTS IS SERGEANT YEKANI SIBUSISO THABEBETHE WHO WAS 37 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME
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