Two suspected cash in transit robbers were shot and fatally wounded when they started a shootout with police at U Section in Umlazi on Wednesday night.
The eThekwini District Tracking Team, together with members of the Hawks was investigating a cross pavement cash in transit robbery where a cash in transit security guard was accosted by at least three suspects who robbed him of an undisclosed amount of money and his service firearm when he walking out of a store in Isipingo where he had just collected the money. Before fleeing from the scene, the suspects fired shots randomly and a woman was shot and injured.
Swift investigations by the police led the tracking team to a house in Umlazi where two suspects were cornered inside the house. The suspects opened fire at the police, sparking a shootout. Two suspects were fatally wounded during the shootout and two firearms were found in their possession. No police officer was injured during the shootout.
Two other suspects evaded arrest and a manhunt for them is underway.
