Kranskop shootout: Suspect wanted for Gauteng officer's death
One of the two suspected robbers killed in a shootout with police in Kranskop was wanted in connection with the murder of a Gauteng officer earlier this year.
Spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says a bakkie with 12 occupants was intercepted yesterday following a tip-off about a group that robbed teachers of a local school of cash and their cellphones on Saturday.
Zwane says the suspects shot at police while trying to flee towards Maphumulo.
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He says two men were killed and the other 10 arrested.
"The police members recovered four firearms including rifles. One of those recovered firearms is suspected to have been taken from a police officer who was shot and killed in the Gauteng area. These suspects are also wanted for a number of [crimes] in the area including business robbery and house robberies in the area," he says.