| 2024/03/11 |
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Media Statement DURBAN – The Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, commended the multi-disciplinary team that tracked down a police killer to Clermont this afternoon. The suspect who was wanted for the killing of an off-duty police officer this weekend, died in a gun battle with police officers. Following an around the clock investigation that began after the shooting, police received information that one of the killers was at an informal settlement in Clermont. As police officers approached the suspect’s residence, they were met with gunfire. The suspect who is in his thirties, sustained fatal injuries following the shootout. Two firearms were recovered from the suspect’s possession. Investigations are ongoing to trace his accomplice. Detectives are also working on information that the deceased suspect is linked to a string of murders, robberies and carjacking’s. In the early hours of Sunday, 10 March the police officer from Durban Central SAPS and his colleague from KwaDabeka SAPS who were off duty, were visiting a private residence in Clermont when they were attacked in their vehicle. The deceased constable (34) who was the driver was killed before he was robbed of his firearm whilst his colleague (35) who was also robbed of his firearm, was left unharmed. The two suspects fled the scene with both policemen’s firearms as well as a wallet and cellphone. The Provincial Commissioner has thanked the team who did not sleep after they heard that their colleague was killed and commended them for their bravery when they came under fire from the same person who had killed him. Ends
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