Three suspects fatally wounded and three more were injured during a shootout with police
Three suspects were shot and fatally wounded and three more were injured during a shootout with police at Phelandaba area at Emanguzi in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, 30 November 2025.
Police were tracing suspects who were wanted for three murders which were committed at Emanguzi in 2023 and another murder which happened at Ingwavuma in October 2025. Police received intelligence that the wanted suspects were at Phelandaba and when police approached them, the suspects fired shots at police officers. To protect themselves and other innocent residents, police returned fire and a shootout ensued. During the shootout, two suspects were shot and fatally wounded at the scene. Four suspects were taken to a nearby health facility where one suspect was declared dead on arrival.
Two firearms were found in possession of the suspects. One of them had its serial number partially filed off whilst preliminary investigations revealed that the other firearm was a police firearm which was reported as a lost firearm at Newlands East in April 2009. Police records further indicate that the same firearm was recovered at Nhlanhleni police station in 2010 and investigations are underway to establish how the firearm ended up in the hands of criminals again. Those who will be found to be responsible for negligence or any act of criminality will face the full might of the law.
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