One of the suspects was a 40-year-old man who was most wanted in connection with the Bergville shootings of a taxi association chairperson and his deputyFour suspects wanted for taxi industry-related murders have been shot and fatally wounded in a high-speed vehicle shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal.
“He was also wanted for the Bergville taxi rank shooting in which a taxi owner was shot in an incident where a commuter was hit by a stray bullet, as well as the June 2024 attempted murder of a taxi owner in Winterton,” Netshiunda said. Netshiunda said the recovered firearms will be subjected to ballistic testing to investigate if they are linked to other violent crime scenes elsewhere in the province or around the country.Meanwhile, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate has confirmed it is investigating a case of culpable homicide after a police officer accidentally shot and killed one colleague and injured another in KZN.