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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Four suspects dead in a shootout with police in Woodlands
Four suspects have been shot dead in a shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The gun battle with officers occurred at Woodlands in Montclair, south of Durban, on Friday afternoon, 16 January 2026. Shootout Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said officers received information on the whereabouts of suspects wanted for business robberies in and around the eThekwini District, including the robbery of a jewellery store in Tongaat on…
Seven people were killed early Saturday morning in a township near Cape Town, in a shooting probably linked to racket, said the South African police. ...
'Specialising in jewellery': Four alleged robbers shot dead in KwaZulu-Natal police shootout
Four suspects were shot dead during a dramatic shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal, following a series of jewellery robberies. Authorities have arrested seven individuals and are on the hunt for those who escaped.
Seven people lost their lives in Cape Flats neighborhood in Cape Town, an attack attributed to the racket. Violence is not fading in the countryArmed men killed seven people early Saturday morning in a township near Cape Town. A murder probably related to racketeering, said the South African police.This attack is the latest in a series of mass killings that shocked South Africa, a country of 63 million people struggling with endemic crime and co…
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