Three Wanted Suspects Killed In Shoot-out With Kzn Cops

Three suspected criminals wanted in connection with a string of murders and extortion cases in KwaZulu-Natal have lost their lives in a gun battle with police.

The three men were killed in two separate incidents in Mariannhill and Inanda in the past 24 hours.

In the latest incident, which took place in Mariannhill in the early hours of Thursday morning, police pounced on a hideout in Edabe informal settlement in Tshelimnyama.

KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said when police approached the house, the suspects opened fire on police from inside the house.

In self-defence, police returned fire and during the shoot-out, two suspects were shot and fatally wounded.