NATIONAL NEWS - Two men were killed in a shoot-out with the police in Empangeni, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday morning.
Provincial police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said in the early hours of Tuesday morning, police officers from National Intervention Unit acted on information about a man in possession of firearms in Empangeni.
Ngcobo said the team proceeded to Farewell Street in Empangeni where all necessary measures were taken to gain access into the house but the owner refused to let the officers in.
“Police officers were met by a hail of bullets and there was a shoot-out. The homeowner, aged 45, and his security guard, aged 36, died at the scene,” she said.
Eleven firearms seized
She said police seized four rifles, including two AK47s, a shotgun, five pistols, a revolver and 397 rounds of ammunition.
An inquest as well as charges of attempted murder plus unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition were opened for investigation at Empangeni SAPS.
