Two suspects nabbed in Empangeni fatal robbery
KZN police have arrested two men - thought to be behind a supermarket robbery in Empangeni - in which six lives were lost.
The two suspects were arrested in Ngwelezane this morning.
On Friday evening, a gang arrived at Vulindlela shopping complex to rob a store.
Two security guards, two customers and a motorist who had been parked near the complex were shot dead during the robbery.
Police say another victim who was caught in the crossfire died in hospital yesterday.
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The police's Nqobile Gwala says the investigation is ongoing.
"The suspects were apprehended following a police investigation after the offence was committed over the weekend. More arrests are imminent," she says.
Gwala says the suspects are expected to appear in the Empangeni Magistrate's Court this week facing six counts of murder among other charges.
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