Three alleged suspects were shot and killed during a shootout with police in Gqeberha.
Three alleged suspects were shot and killed during a shootout with police in Gqeberha on Wednesday morning after officers attempted to arrest a man wanted in connection with a murder case.
According to Eastern Cape police, the incident occurred at about 6am on Wednesday at Nyamazana Informal Settlement in KwaDwesi, where members of the National Intervention Unit were acting on information about a suspect allegedly linked to a murder committed in June.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana said officers initially went to an identified house but did not find the suspect.
"They then left and while en route to KwaDwesi Police Station, they received information that the alleged suspect had returned home. They turned back and, upon approaching the house, the suspects fired at the police, who retaliated," Gantana said.
