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Four suspects who were wanted for various violent crimes including murder were shot and killed during a shootout with police in Cato Manor on Thursday evening, 28 March 2024.
Police officers who are members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Stabilization Team operationalised intelligence about the whereabouts of the suspects whom they were searching for. The suspects where cornered at a room which they were renting on Standard Road in Cato Crest. When police announced their presence, the suspects opened fire and one police officer was saved by the bullet-resistant vest when the suspects shot at him. Police returned fire and all four suspects who were inside the room were shot and killed. Two firearms were found in the possession of the suspects.
The suspects, who were from Inanda, were also wanted in connection with a murder in which a 27-year-old man was shot and killed on Molver Road in Cato Crest on the night of 23 March 2024. The suspects are also believed to have fled the Inanda area after realising that the police were on their trail.
The police officer who was shot at did not sustain any physical injuries, however he will be afforded all the psychological support to assist him in dealing with the near-death trauma.
