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A KwaZulu Natal police officer is said to be in a stable condition after being wounded in a gunbattle which left three suspects dead.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said the shootout took place in T Section in Umlazi early on Friday.
He said police responded swiftly after the suspects hijacked a woman of her vehicle in R Section in Umlazi.
Netshiunda said a high-speed chase ensued and at T Section, the suspects opened fire on the police who retaliated.
He said three suspects were fatally wounded while a police officer was shot in the arm and is in a stable condition.
The suspects were found in possession of three firearms as well as the hijacked vehicle.
The hijacked victim was not harmed.
#sapsKZN A police officer is in a stable condition after he was shot at by suspects during a shootout which left 3 suspected hijackers fatally wounded at T Section in Umlazi earlier today.
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The suspects were found in possession of three firearms as well as the hijacked vehicle.… pic.twitter.com/dbFlgzPiZx
