UPDATE, June 23
POLICE are still searching for two men who fled the scene after abandoning their vehicle following a high speed chase on the N2 earlier this week.
Initially, four men stormed a Roseneath, Umkomaas shop robbing the owner at gunpoint.
The vehicle in which they fled the scene had – according to Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane – been stolen in 2015 from the Berea area.
Reports claim that one of the robbers who died at the scene has in fact now been identified as a police officer.
According to our sister publication, the South Coast Sun, Netcare 911 Media Liaison Officer Chris Botha said: “A man was found lying in the veld about 500m from the car with life threatening injuries.
It is further reported that the man then pleaded with paramedics to save his life as he was a policeman based in Mandeni.
Charges of armed robbery including an inquest were registered for investigation at the Umkomaas SAPS.
“The speedy response of our police officers which ensured that the stolen property as well as unlicensed firearms were recovered, is commended. The remaining suspect who managed to flee the scene will be apprehended soon. Our police officials will always defend themselves when they come under fire,” said the KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa.
UPDATE, JUNE 21
AT approximately 5.30pm on Wednesday afternoon, South African Paramedic Services responded to a shooting incident on the N2 between the Umkomaas and Sappi bridges.
Arriving at scene SA Paramedics found one of the suspects was already deceased in the suspect vehicle, and a second suspect had sustained several gunshot wounds.
Despite paramedic’s best attempts, the suspect succumbed to his injuries and, was declared deceased on scene.
Police investigation is ongoing.
ORIGINAL STORY:
MEMBERS of the SAPS are currently at the scene of what appears to have ended in a high speed pursuit on the N2 near the Shell Ultra City northbound in Umgababa where it has been independently confirmed that two armed robbers have been shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.
Earlier this evening, four armed robbers stormed a business in Umkomaas robbing the store of cash and airtime vouchers.
They apparently fled thee scene in a silver VW Polo. Police followed, and an exchange of gunfire took place in which one man was shot and killed. Another man was seriously injured in the shootout and has since died as a result of the injuries.
Police dogs are currently scouring the scene in search of the remaining two men.
An unlicensed firearm has also been recovered at the scene. Both the cash and vouchers were recovered.
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