Wanted Murder Suspect Fatally Wounded in a Shootout with Police in Inanda
A suspect who was wanted for serious and violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and house robberies was shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Inanda on Wednesday evening, 16 September 2026.
Police received information that the suspect they were looking for was at a certain house on Ndimande Road at Mzomusha area in Newtown C in Inanda Police Shootout.
According to KwaZulu Natal (KZN) SAPS Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda , the oolice operationalised the information and when they arrived at the house, they found five men and introduced themselves as police officers.
“Upon requesting to search the five men, one of them ran inside a house and shots were fired. During the exchange of gunfire, the suspect was shot and fatally wounded.
“Preliminary investigation suggest that the suspect was a feared member of the notorious West Gang and was among the young men who were seen firing guns in a recent viral video which was presumably recorded in KwaMash,” he said.
Netshiunda said no police officer was injured during the shootout and a case of attempted murder on police officers has been opened for investigation.
