2 Suspects Killed in Shootout With KwaZulu-Natal SAPS
- Two separate shootouts occurred in KwaZulu-Natal on 19 November, and both had fatalities as police officers engaged suspects
- The suspects were wanted for robbery and murder, and the police apprehended them, leading to a shootout
- No members of the South African Police Service were shot during the incident, and South Africans weighed in on the shooting
Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, shootings, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.
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KWAZULU-NATAL — Two suspects were gunned down in shootouts with the South African Police Service (SAPS) in KwaZulu-Natal on 19 November 2025.
According to journalist Dasen Thathiah, who posted on his @DasenThathiah X account, two shootouts took place in Folweni and Umlazi. Both of the suspects who were killed were wanted for armed robberies and murders. No police officer was injured during the shooting, and two firearms were recovered.
Read the X tweet here:
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This is a developing story.
South Africans react to the shooting
Netizens commented on the shooting.
Jacques Prinsloo Breytenbach said:
"The two recovered firearms will undergo ballistics testing to potentially link them to unsolved cases. Often these weapons have extensive criminal histories beyond the immediate charges."
Luyolo Mkentane said:
"Shootout with KZN Police? These goons didn't love themselves."
Ngubeni Nkomo kaYenwayo said:
"Pain went straight to Mary De Haas."
KJ says:
"That's KZN for you. The country has problems today because of that province."
Source: Briefly News
