Inside the operation that tracked down Crime Intelligence murder suspect

Ask AI 2 min A prosecutorial-guided investigation into the killing of two Crime Intelligence officers has led police to six suspects, with five arrested and another fatally wounded during a shootout in Inanda.

A months-long investigation following the murders of two Crime Intelligence officers has led police to six suspects, with five arrested and another fatally wounded during a shootout in Inanda on Friday, September 25.

Police said an intelligence-led, multidisciplinary operation was conducted in the early hours of Friday, September 25, following a prosecutorial-guided investigation launched after Captain Louis Nel and Sergeant Mandla Khuzwayo were ambushed in Mount Edgecombe in April.

The operation resulted in five suspects being arrested in Pinetown, Amanzimtoti, Mandeni and Newlands West.

A sixth suspect was located at a house in Emaplasini, Inanda, but allegedly refused to obey police instructions and opened fire from inside the property.