A man wanted in connection with a string of violent crimes, including multiple murders and a cash-in-transit robbery, has been shot dead during a dramatic confrontation with police at Maydon Wharf, Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza said on Tuesday that the suspect had been the focus of an intensive manhunt after being linked to several murder and attempted murder cases in the Sawoti area earlier this month. He was also believed to have played a role in a quadruple murder at Mbumbulu, where four people were gunned down in a brutal attack.
Investigators further connected him to a cash-in-transit robbery that took place in Umlazi on December 5. According to Magwaza, officers received intelligence that the armed suspect was travelling towards Durban’s central business district in a minibus taxi. The information was swiftly acted upon, on Monday, by members of the South African Police Service, assisted by Metro Police.
“The minibus taxi in which the suspect was travelling in was spotted by police officers, but before they could intercept it, the minibus taxi drove straight towards the police officers whilst firing shots at them. Police returned fire, and the suspect was fatally wounded,” said Magwaza. Two firearms were recovered on the scene.
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One firearm was found in the deceased suspect’s possession while the other was recovered inside the minibus taxi. Magwaza said a case of attempted murder against the police has been opened at Maydon Wharf Police Station as investigations continue.
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