Two Avoca botched hijacking suspects killed
A third suspect fled the scene during the shootout but was later arrested.
TWO suspects, involved in the botched hijacking where an Avoca father was shot and killed in front of his children, have died. The incident has left Durban residents shaken as it comes shortly after another botched hijacking, this time in the South of the city were nine-year-old Sadia Sukhraj was shot and died on Monday.
According to provincial police spokesman, Brigadier Jay Naicker their investigation into the Avoca shooting lead them to a hostel in KwaMashu.
Read here: Dad shot, killed in botched hijacking
“At 6.30am this morning, police officers who were on the trail of armed robbers responsible for robberies at Avoca yesterday were involved in a shootout with the suspects at KwaMashu. Police who were tracking the movements of the suspects the whole night spotted the vehicle at the KwaMashu Hostel. The suspects attempted to flee from police and crashed their vehicle into a house. There was an exchange of gunfire between police and the armed robbers at the scene and two of the suspects were fatally wounded in the gun battle,” said Naicker.
He said a third suspect fled the scene during the shootout. He was later arrested at the Poly Clinic in KwaMashu where he sought treatment for gunshot wounds sustained during the shootout. He was taken to a local hospital for further treatment and remains under police guard until his court appearance.
For more from Northglen News follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
