Robbery suspect killed in shootout with KZN police
According to spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, police responded to reports of a robbery in Ndindima and cornered four suspects in Ncombo.
The dead suspect was found with a .38 special revolver, with five bullets. The search is on for his accomplices, who evaded police by fleeing into nearby bushes. Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said officers under attack would not back down or negotiate with criminals. He said this in response to"crime experts" calling for an independent inquiry into the shootout deaths.
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