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Breaking: Suspect in Mount Edgecombe police murders shot dead in Inanda

Police said the suspect died in a shootout during an arrest operation, and one Special Task Force member was wounded.

  • Police killed a suspect linked to the April murders of two Crime Intelligence officers in a shootout in Inanda, KZN, on Friday morning.
  • Sergeant Mandla Khuzwayo and Captain Louis Nel were ambushed while traveling in a Toyota Hilux on Flanders Drive in Mount Edgecombe during April, fired upon by unknown gunmen.
  • At least five suspects chased the undercover officers, Maj-Gen Anthony Gopaul reported, firing high-calibre guns that struck the vehicle's windscreen at a curve in the road.
  • A One Special Task Force member sustained injuries during Friday's operation, KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed during the fatal gun battle.
  • Nel died at the wheel during the April ambush, while Khuzwayo was airlifted to hospital but succumbed to his wounds, leaving investigators to pursue remaining suspects.
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African News Agency broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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