Police say four other suspects were wounded and are in a medical facility under police guard.
Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says officers came under fire from the occupants of a minibus, they then returned fire.Potelwa says four firearms and rounds of ammunition were seized from the vehicle.
“A police task team that was following up on information about alleged extortion is in the area. When the occupants of the vehicle spotted the police in pursuit, they started firing shots at them and the police retaliated. As a consequence, there were four fatalities and four injuries. Police are still investigating.”alleged extortionists led to a shootout between the police and the suspects who were driving in a minibus on Thursday evening in Milnerton.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday said government will deal with extortion gangs. He said law enforcement agencies will pull resources together to fight the growing problem.Mashatile emphasised that intergovernmental relations must be strengthened before he addressed the challenge of what he calls the high levels of extortion.
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