Three suspects who were wanted for various violent crimes in KwaZulu-Natal have been shot dead wounded in a shootout with police in Kranskop in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police say they acted on a tip-off which uncovered the whereabouts of the suspects.

Provincial Police Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says when they approached a residence at Mambulu area, a shootout ensued between law enforcement and an unknown number of suspects.

Netshiunda says, “Three suspects were shot and fatally wounded during the shootout, and they were found in possession of firearms. The suspects are linked to a CIT robbery which happened in the Kranskop CBD on 13 April 2026 where suspects also fired shots at a police station.”

He says, “One of the suspects was injured during the explosion of the CIT vehicle and was found dead inside an abandoned vehicle in Nkandla a day after the CIT robbery. A search is ongoing for more suspects who are believed to have evaded arrest and are armed, at least with a rifle.”

#sapsKZN [THREE SUSPECTED CASH IN TRANSIT ROBBERS FATALLY WOUNDED IN KRANSKOP]

Three suspects who were wanted for various violent crimes in KwaZulu-Natal were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Kranskop in the early hours of Saturday morning, 8 August 2026.… pic.twitter.com/vlZl9MkrFK

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-Reporting by Salma Patel 

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