Three people died in Umzinto North, following a shoot out with the police on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Sergeant Christopher Spies, one of the suspects was wanted
for a murder he allegedly committed in Dududu
in October 2022.
In a statement Spies said that
the trio were fatally wounded after they started a gun battle with police along
the R612 road, following a high speed police chase.
“ Police had operationalised
intelligence information and cornered the suspects as they were leaving a mall
in Scottburgh. The police ordered the suspects to stop but the trio defied the
lawful instructions and sped off “, said Spies.
The alleged murder suspect along
with his accomplice sustained fatal gunshot wounds, after firing art police as
they closed in on them. Reports stated that no police officer was reported
injured.
By Everngelista Muza
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