US EditionFour ‘robbers’ killed in police shootout in KZN
- On Friday, four suspected jewellery robbers were killed in a shootout with police after officers descended on a private residence on Glanville Road, Montclair, Colonel Robert Netshiunda said.
- Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the operation followed tips about business robberies in the eThekwini District, including a jewellery-store robbery in Tongaat on Thursday, prompting officers to target a Montclair address on Glanville Road.
- Seven suspects were arrested with injuries, three firearms were recovered, and the seven injured suspects remain under hospital custody before their court appearance.
- The Independent Police Investigative Unit was informed and will handle the investigation, and Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed no police officers were injured during the shootout.
- Earlier this month, five suspects were fatally wounded in a KZN shootout after police operationalised intelligence and recovered four firearms.
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