A 30-year-old male suspect was fatally wounded during an exchange of gunfire with police at approximately 14:00 today, 02 August 2025, in the Canzibe Administrative Area, Ngqeleni.
Tactical Response Team (TRT) members, acting on intelligence regarding a suspect linked to a local extortion ring, attempted to stop a vehicle driven by the suspect. The suspect stopped the vehicle and opened fire on the police officers. Police returned fire in self-defence, fatally wounding the suspect.
A 9mm pistol and ammunition were recovered at the scene. The deceased suspect was accompanied by a male passenger at the time of the incident. The passenger has been taken in for questioning.
No police officers were injured during the incident. All necessary role players attended the scene. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) will investigate the shooting as per standard protocol.