Man killed in shoot-out with cops

328 06.06.2012 Police tape at the crime scene where two police men were shot and wounded by unknown men.The two officers were on duty when they stopped and searched two men who looked suspicious to them. The shooting took place at Monument Park in Krugersdorp. No arrest have been made yet. Picture: Keran Ducasse

328 06.06.2012 Police tape at the crime scene where two police men were shot and wounded by unknown men.The two officers were on duty when they stopped and searched two men who looked suspicious to them. The shooting took place at Monument Park in Krugersdorp. No arrest have been made yet. Picture: Keran Ducasse

Published Mar 30, 2015

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Durban - A man was killed in a shoot-out with police in Newlands, near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Monday.

Police were patrolling the suburb on Sunday afternoon and tried to flag down a car with nine occupants, said Major Thulani Zwane.

The occupants jumped out and ran towards nearby bushed while shooting at the officers.

“The members retaliated and one suspect was fatally shot.”

Two unlicensed firearms - an AK-47 assault rifle and a pistol - were found.

Three men were arrested and would appear in the Newlands Magistrate's Court soon.

“Our members are killed by ruthless criminals while keeping peace and security in our country and we will not tolerate such attacks on police officers,” provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Mmamonnye Ngobeni said.

On Sunday, two police officers were shot dead and the third wounded on the N3 south in Modderfontein, Johannesburg.

One officer died on the scene and a second died later in hospital. The third was in a critical condition.

The motive for the shooting was not known. The gunmen fled in a Mercedes-Benz they hijacked, which they abandoned near the scene.

Sapa

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