16 arrested in fatal Durban taxi rank shooting
Police Minister, Bheki Cele says he's instructed a provincial task team to launch an investigation into a shooting at Durban's Brook Street taxi rank in which a 56-year-old man was killed and two others wounded.
Cele visited the rank in the CBD yesterday after a group of men travelling in a minibus opened fire on Friday night.
The men fled but were later spotted in New Germany by a police officer. After calling for back up - they pursued the gang and a shootout ensued.
The suspects abandoned their vehicle and ran into a building in Pinetown.
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Sixteen suspects were arrested and 17 firearms - including nine rifles were seized.
Cele says taxi violence won't be tolerated.
"We are here and we will be active as police. We will act very decisively - we can assure you," Cele said.