Police have launched a manhunt for five suspects who fled from the scene of a shooting with officers in the south of Durban on Friday.

Four other suspects were killed.

Seven suspects, including four that were wounded, were arrested.

The wounded are in hospital under police guard. The suspects were being sought for a robbery at a jewellery store.

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says firearms were recovered.

“When police arrived at a private residence on Glanville Road, which doubles up as a rental home, there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspects and police officers. During the shootout, four suspects were shot and fatally wounded. Seven more suspects were arrested with injuries. Three firearms were recovered and a search is ongoing for at least five suspects who narrowly evaded arrest.”

#sapsKZN Four suspects were fatally shot in a shootout with police in Woodlands, Montclair (south of Durban) while officers were pursuing suspects linked to business robberies, including a Tongaat jewellery store heist. Seven suspects were arrested, three firearms recovered, and… pic.twitter.com/wg4mIxIlxP

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