Two suspects linked to the murder of three family members in January were shot by police in Durban during a pursuit for a cash-in-transit robbery. One suspect died in the shootout, while the other was hospitalized. Police received a tip-off about vehicles fleeing the robbery scene and intercepted the suspects in Glenwood. The suspects fired at police, leading to the shootout.
Two suspects linked to the murder of three Ntambanana family members in January were yesterday shot by police in Durban .
Zululand Observer reports one suspect was fatally wounded during the shoot-out, while the other was rushed to hospital. The duo was being pursued by police in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery on the N2 southbound carriageway near Higginson Highway outside Durban. KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says police received a tip-off regarding vehicles spotted fleeing the crime scene.
“The identified vehicle was intercepted at an intersection in Glenwood, and the suspects opened fire on the police,” says Netshiunda, adding that one suspect was killed and another injured in the shoot-out. No police were injured.“With regards to the Tuesday morning CIT heist, another vehicle, which was hijacked in KwaMakhutha and used in the robbery, was found abandoned in Mariannhill with what looked to be money bags inside.
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