Four Suspects Dead After Shoot-out With Police In The Eastern Cape

Police in the Eastern Cape have confirmed the death of four suspects after a shoot-out during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The incident took place in the Shoxa Administrative area, Marikana Location outside Qoboqobo.

The provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said information was followed up by members attached to the Tactical Response Team in Mdantsane and East London regarding suspects allegedly in possession of unlicensed firearms.

The members proceeded to the Marikana area in Qoboqobo Keiskamahoek. On arrival at the scene, they struggled to enter the identified house due to a high boundary wall, but they eventually managed to scale it. As members were tactically entering the premises, the suspects tried to flee, using back exits, but they were cornered, and they started shooting at the police, Mawisa said.

Police retaliated and during the shoot-out, four suspects were shot and died on the scene, while a fifth suspect sustained gunshot wounds and was taken to the nearest hospital for medical treatment.