Six suspects dead in a shootout with police

Six suspects have died in a shootout with police officers on Thursday in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal.

Another three suspects were arrested.

The suspects are linked to a spate of house and business robberies, as well as murder and carjacking.

KZN police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the arrested suspects will appear in court soon.

“Two rifles and a shotgun were found in the possession of the suspects, as well as a vehicle which was hijacked at KwaDabeka in December 2023.

“After the shootout, six suspects were found to have suffered fatal gunshot wounds and three more suspects, two men and a 31-year-old woman, were arrested.

“One police officer was grazed with a bullet on the hand.”

The officers seized two rifles, a shotgun, and a vehicle that was hijacked in KwaDabeka in December.