Six killed in shootout with police in Inanda

SAPS officials say the group was wanted in connection with a spate of house robberies, murders, a business robbery, and carjacking. 

The police's Jay Naicker says officers pounced on the suspects at a house in Emachobeni early on Thursday morning after they received a tip-off:

"Once the police arrived at the house, they were met with a hail of bullets. The police officers then returned fire following a shootout. Six suspects were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds."

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"Two men and a 31-year-old woman were arrested. One police officer was grazed by a bullet on the hand. Two rifles and a short a gun was found in possession of the suspects as well as a vehicle which was hijacked in December 2023."   

The three arrested suspects will appear in court soon.