KZN police hunting for suspect involved in string of crimes

The man was part of a gang that was involved in a shoot-out with police in Highflats in the Midlands last week.

Three of the suspects were killed.

Police had received intelligence about a vehicle that was hijacked in Ixopo after the driver was kidnapped and dumped in bushes.

The car was then used in a house robbery in Highflats.

KZN police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says the occupants of the house were held at gunpoint by four men.

"They were robbed of cash, an airgun, cellphones and other items. Police were immediately alerted of house robbery and a joint operation was put in place. As the suspects were approached, there was a shoot-out."

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"Three suspects were fatally wounded, while the fourth managed to flee the scene. Police recovered four firearms as well as the items that were stolen during the house robbery." 

Gwala says it was further established that the group was involved in a business robbery in Richmond last month in which a security guard was shot and killed.

"It is alleged that on 29 October 2022 at 05:30, a business robbery occurred at a premises situated on Shepstone Street in Richmond where a group of armed men entered and demanded cash. 

"A vehicle from Magma security was stopped by security guards. A shot was fired by the suspects at the vehicle and it struck a reaction officer from Magma Security and Investigation, aged 31, who died at the scene."