{"id":48722,"date":"2026-01-30T03:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T03:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48722"},"modified":"2026-01-30T03:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T03:48:50","slug":"four-wanted-suspects-killed-shootout-kzn-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/30\/four-wanted-suspects-killed-shootout-kzn-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Four wanted suspects killed in shootout with KZN police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The suspects were terrorising the community of Umbumbulu and other areas. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Four suspects wanted for various serious and violent crimes have been killed in a shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).<\/p>\n<p>According to police, the gunbattle occurred with officers at Adam\u2019s Mission in the KwaMakhutha policing precinct, south of Durban, on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intelligence\">Intelligence<\/h2>\n<p>KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the investigation is continuing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice were on an intelligence-driven operation when they spotted the vehicle matching the description of the one which the suspects were using to terrorise the community of Umbumbulu and other areas by committing armed robberies, house robberies, carjackings and kidnappings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice caught up with the suspects on Sheleni Road, and during the confrontation, a shootout ensued. After the shootout, four suspects were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds,\u201d Netshiunda said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4308889\" style=\"width:528px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Four-wanted-suspects-killed-in-shootout-with-KZN-police.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KZN-Shootout-1-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KZN-Shootout-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Four-wanted-suspects-killed-in-shootout-with-KZN-police.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Four-wanted-suspects-killed-in-shootout-with-KZN-police.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4308889\" style=\"width:528px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Four-wanted-suspects-killed-in-shootout-with-KZN-police.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KZN-Shootout-1-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KZN-Shootout-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0Hawks arrest five in R12m construction fraud; four companies implicated<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-manhunt\">Manhunt<\/h3>\n<p>Netshiunda said one suspect narrowly evaded arrest, and a manhunt for him is underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo police officer was injured during the shootout.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gordon-s-bay\">Gordon\u2019s Bay <\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for suspects after three men were shot dead in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the shooting occurred at the Gordon\u2019s Bay Mall on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the three men, aged between 40 and 45, were shot and killed in Gordon\u2019s Bay on Tuesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWestern Cape police have launched a manhunt for gunmen.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shooting\"><strong>Shooting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Potelwa said official reports indicate that the deceased men were in the parking lot at Gordon\u2019s Bay Mall when the shooting occurred<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt approximately 21:30, when unknown gunmen travelling in a vehicle approached them, shots were fired. Two victims died inside the vehicle, and another outside the car. The suspects later fled in their vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGordon\u2019s Bay police have registered a triple murder docket for investigation. The incident is believed to be gang-related,\u201d Potelwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Potelwa said no one has been arrested yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Is the notorious political stirrer Goolam dead? This is what you need to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#wanted #suspects #killed #shootout #KZN #police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspects were terrorising the community of Umbumbulu and other areas. 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