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[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene.
Five suspects have been shot dead in two separate shootouts with police in Inanda, which occurred on Friday.
Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says in the first incident, a suspect who shot at police was wanted for murder, three attempted murder cases and business robbery.
In the second incident, police say four suspects who were being sought for murder, attempted murder and robbery in Inanda were fatally wounded when they fired at police.
A total of four firearms were found in the possession of the suspects.
Netshiunda elaborates, “In the first incident, police operationalised intelligence about the whereabouts of a wanted suspect and he was cornered along the Etafuleni main road. The suspect opened fire at police officers and a shootout ensued. The suspect was shot and fatally wounded. In another incident, the police pounced on suspects at the cottages on Dr Langalibalele Road in Inanda. Upon realising the presence of the police, the suspects started shooting at police officers and police retaliated.”
#sapsKZN Five suspected murderers and robbers fatally wounded in a shootout with #SAPS in Inanda.
In the first incident, police operationalised intell about the whereabouts of a #wanted suspect and he was cornered along the Etafuleni main road. The suspect opened fire at… pic.twitter.com/0j2EeJb7uV
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) June 21, 2025
