09 May 2021 - 09:09 Six men who tried to rob a butchery in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday were killed in a shoot-out with police. A bystander was also killed. Image: 123RF/Pop Nukoonrat
Six gunmen who attempted to rob a butchery in northern KwaZulu-Natal and a bystander were killed in a shoot-out with police on Friday night.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said the men attempted to rob a butchery at the corner of Inkosi Mtubatuba Road and Ridgeview Road in Mtubatuba shortly after 6pm.
“The police officers from Durban Task Force were following them and there was an exchange of gunfire. Six suspects believed to be in their thirties were declared dead at the scene,” she said.
08 May 2021 - 16:24 Six men who tried to rob a butchery in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday were killed in a shoot-out with police. A bystander was also killed. Image: 123RF/Pop Nukoonrat
Six gunmen who attempted to rob a butchery in northern KwaZulu-Natal and a bystander were killed in a shoot-out with police on Friday night.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said the men attempted to rob a butchery at the corner of Inkosi Mtubatuba Road and Ridgeview Road in Mtubatuba shortly after 6pm.
“The police officers from Durban Task Force were following them and there was an exchange of gunfire. Six suspects believed to be in their thirties were declared dead at the scene,” she said.