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Media Statement DURBAN – Swift investigation by police in KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in the arrest of five suspects who are linked to a mass shooting incident at Nyezane area in Amangwe on Sunday, 27 October 2024. The updated information is that five people were shot and killed whilst the sixth one was shot and injured during the incident. On Monday afternoon, police operation led by Crime Intelligence uncovered the suspects’ cooling off spot at Acaciaville in Ladysmith. The intelligence was operationalised and five suspects were found hiding inside a room and were arrested. They were found in possession of two AK47 assault rifles with 115 rounds of ammunition, two pistols with 12 rounds of ammunition, one .38 special revolver with one round of ammunition and a vehicle which they used as getaway from the crime scene was also recovered. One of the recovered firearms belonged to a man who was killed during the Sunday mass shooting. Investigations also led the police to a house at Ezakheni where another firearm was recovered. The recovered firearms will be taken for ballistic testing to ascertain if they are linked to other crime scenes in and around the province. The five suspects, aged between 23 and 46 years old, will appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, thereafter they will be taken to Estcourt to face multiple charges of murder. The 28-year-old suspect who was arrested on Sunday will appear in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 on charges of murder. The arrested suspects are believed to have been involved in several stock theft and murder cases in the area of Amangwe and the surrounding. Ends Click here for initial statement
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