TimesLive reports that a suspect who was being sought for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police officer was shot dead when he attempted to kill more police officers during a shoot-out in Inanda on Tuesday morning.

The incident took place at the suspect’s hideout. Const Lindokuhle Gift Goba, 40, was shot and killed on Saturday on Quarry Road in Mayville. He was also robbed of his service pistol. Investigations led the police to a hospital where two suspects had been privately taken with gunshot wounds from the shoot-out with the fallen police officer. It emerged that the one suspect had succumbed to his injuries in hospital, while the other suspect had discharged himself and escaped. “Thorough investigation by the police identified a house in Inanda, where the suspect was cornered. After the police had introduced and identified themselves as men of law, the suspect responded with a hail of bullets and a shoot-out ensued,” said a provincial police spokesperson. The suspect was fatally wounded. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) was informed for further investigations.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sakhiseni Nxumalo at TimesLive

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