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Bullets seen at the crime scene.
Three alleged suspects have been shot dead and three others injured in a shootout with police at Phelandaba in Manguzi, northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The incident took place last night.
Police say the suspects were wanted for three murders, which were committed in the areas in 2023 and another which happened at Ingwavuma in October 2025.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, says two firearms were found in possession of the suspects, and investigations revealed that one of them is a police firearm which was reported as lost at Newlands East in Durban around April 2009.
“Police received intelligence that the wanted suspects were at Phelandaba and when police approached them, the suspects fired shots at police officers. To protect themselves and other innocent residents, police returned fire and a shootout ensued. During the shootout, two suspects were shot and fatally wounded at the scene. Four suspects were taken to a nearby health facility, where one suspect was declared dead on arrival.”
Netshiunda adds, “police records further indicate that the same firearm was recovered at Nhlanhleni police station in 2010 and investigations are underway to establish how the firearm ended up in the hands of criminals again. Those who will be found to be responsible for negligence or any act of criminality will face the full might of the law.”
#sapsKZN Three suspects were shot and fatally wounded and three more were injured during a shootout with #SAPS at Phelandaba area at Emanguzi in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, 30/11.
Police were tracing suspects who were #wanted for three murders which were committed at Emanguzi in… pic.twitter.com/BMdvpaHxS4
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) December 1, 2025
