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Two suspects are due appear in court in Kwazulu Natal this week in connection with an attack that left a local government councillor dead.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said the man was arrested on Friday following the incident in Imbali.
He said the councillor and a passenger came under fire from two gunmen in Unit 14 in the afternoon.
Netshiunda said according to information, the Councillor tried to drive away but his vehicle crashed into a house.
“The passenger sustained gunshot on the thigh and managed to run to safety. The 45-year-old councillor was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. No one in the house was reported injured,” he said.
Police officers from Plessislaer and the Umgungundlovu District Task Team mobilised resources and the suspects were arrested at a house on Ntumbeza Road in Imbali.
Two firearms were found hidden on the roof of a garage and the vehicle which was reportedly used as getaway from the crime scene was recovered and seized.
