DURBAN – Two suspects who were wanted in connection with the shooting of four people which left two dead and one injured at Ezimangweni area in Inanda on Tuesday night (6 January 2026) were shot and fatally wounded in shootout with police at Amaoti in Inanda on Wednesday afternoon.
Police had arrested five suspects for the Ezimangweni murders and they were found in possession of one firearm and a replica gun. Investigations led police to a residence at Amaoti where two more suspects were hiding. When police arrived at the scene, the suspects opened fire towards police officers and police retaliated. During the shootout, two suspects were shot and fatally wounded. The suspects, who were terrorizing areas of Amaoti, Phoenix and Mzomusha, were found in possession of two firearms.
The firearms will be taken for ballistic analysis to ascertain if they were used in the commission of other crimes in and around the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
