Manhunt on for robbery suspects after deadly Pinetown shootout
A manhunt is on for two robbery suspects who fled police during a deadly shootout in Pinetown last night.
The KZN police’s Jay Naicker, says detectives received information about a white bakkie that was spotted in there.
It’s been linked to several robberies in the greater Durban area.
Naicker says police tried to get the occupants to stop. A chase then ensued. " The suspects eventually lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a garage on Josiah Gumede Road.
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Six suspects got out of the vehicle and engaged in a gun battle with the police officers and officials from a security company. One police officer was injured when he was struck on his arm and chest. He was transported to a local hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
Naicker says three suspects were killed in the shootout. Another was injured and is being treated in hospital.
Officers found a two-way radio, four firearms and tools apparently used to commit robberies.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, a former cleaner at Durban’s Bayview Police Station has begun a five-year prison sentence for theft.
Inderaj Bisoondaram and a police officer are said to have sold police uniforms, bulletproof vests, pepper sprays and ammunition stolen from the station.
The Durban Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the 54-year-old to a further 12 months for unlawful possession of ammunition.
The police officer is due in the same court next month.
