Two suspects killed by police in Mariannhill
Police have shot and killed two suspects at a home in Mariannhill.
KZN SAPS spokesperson Jay Naicker says officers were tipped off about the men living in the Luganda area.
"Police received information from the community that a group were involved in criminality in the area.
"The information also revealed that the men who were in possession of firearm had been living in the house for almost two weeks."
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Naicker says a team of Mariannhill officers went to the property at around 3am on Wednesday.
"Police officers requested entry from the suspects, the occupants of the home opened fire at the police officers through the windows, and there was an exchange of gunfire. Both suspects, who were in their 20s, were fatally wounded during the shoot out."
Naicker says two pistols were found in their possession.
Marianhill police have opened an inquest and are investigating several other charges of attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
