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Media Statement DURBAN – Two suspects were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Empangeni on Monday, 18 November 2024. Police were on routine patrols when they spotted a white bakkie parked at the sugarcane field along the Old Mtubatuba Road in Empangeni. When police approached the vehicle, two suspects started firing shots at the police and a shootout ensued. After the shootout, two suspects were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Two firearms and several rounds of ammunition were found in their possession. Preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle which was in the possession of the suspects was stolen during a house robbery at KwaMsane on Friday, 15 November 2024. Further investigations also found out that the two suspects had warrants of arrest issued against them in connection with cases of murder. No police officer was injured during the shootout. In a separate incident, police in Empangeni arrested four suspects who were wanted for a spate of house robberies in areas such as KwaMsane, Hlabisa, Mtubatuba, Empangeni, Richards Bay and Esikhaleni. On Saturday, 16 November 2024 the suspects went into a house at Mazimazana area in Empangeni and forced the victims into one house, and at gunpoint they forced one victim to transfer an undisclosed amount of money from her business account to theirs. During their arrest police found them in possession of three firearms and ammunition. The suspects, aged between 30 and 39 years old, will appear in the Empangeni Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 on charges of house robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms. More charges could be added as investigations unfold. Ends
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