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Two suspects who were wanted for murder and robbery cases were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at Thembeni in KwaDukuza on Monday afternoon.
Police have been hunting down the suspects for a while and having narrowly missed them last week, intelligence was gathered about their presence in the area. Police caught up with the suspects along the Link-Thembeni Road and signalled for the suspects' vehicle to pull over.
When their vehicle stopped, two suspects got out of the vehicle and started shooting at the police and a shootout ensued. Two suspects were shot and fatally wounded in the shootout. A 41-year-old female driver was unharmed and duly arrested.
Two firearms and an undisclosed amount of money was found in the possession of the suspects. A police officer was saved by a bullet resistant vest after he was shot three times on the chest. He will be taken through the Employee Health and Wellness programmes for counseling.
Preliminary investigations have thus far revealed that the vehicle which the suspects were traveling in belongs to a police officer. No linkage has thus far been established between the officer and the deceased suspects who have thus far been linked to four murder cases, one attempted murder case and one house robbery. A search is still ongoing for other suspects who are believed to part of the syndicate.
