The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has been tasked with the investigation where three people were shot and killed following a shootout with members of the National Intervention Unit (NIU).
Police spokesperson in the Eastern Cape Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa says the incident occurred on Monday evening.
She the NIU members were traveling from Magwalana Village through the Indwe CBD when they became suspicious of the occupants of a white Toyota Etios, with an Eastern Cape registration plates, parked in front of a church on Voortrekker Street.
“As police approached the stationary vehicle and identified themselves, one of the occupants allegedly opened fire. The members responded, resulting in a shootout that left all three suspects fatally wounded,” says Mawisa.
She adds two unlicensed firearms and ammunition were recovered at the scene, and the Toyota Etios was confiscated.
