Durban — Three suspects were shot and killed during a shootout with police and private security guards in the early hours of Wednesday morning in La Mercy, Durban.
In a SAPS statement, police received intel that a group involved in a serious crimes in Inanda, were hiding at the Lungelani Informal Settlement in La Mercy in KZN. A team of various police operation members, including the Hawks, went to the location.
“Realising that they were surrounded, the suspects opened fire at the police and a shootout ensued. Three suspects were fatally wounded during the shootout and two pistols were found in the possession of the suspects. It is believed that other members of the group managed to escape during the shooting,” SAPS Spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, said.
#sapsKZN 3 Suspects were fatally shot in a shootout with police in the early hours of today. #SAPS received intelligence that a group involved in serious crimes including murders committed in the Inanda area were hiding at the Lungelani Informal Settlement in La Mercy. 2… pic.twitter.com/MUDqFvVn00
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) January 31, 2024
The operation continues in search of other suspects who have been terrorising the residents of KZN and police will stop at nothing in the execution of their Constitutional mandate of combatting, preventing and investigating crime.
According to IOL, some suspects managed to flee during the shootout and police are searching for them. It is believed that the men moved to the informal settlement from Inanda, less than 20 kilometres away, and were using shacks in La Mercy as a new hide out.
At least eight suspects have been killed in shoot-outs with police as they continue to root out crime in the Inanda area.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
