Four killed in shootout with Western Cape police
Members of a Western Cape police task team tracking an extortion gang, shot and killed four people in a gunbattle in Cape Town on Thursday night.
Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Novella Potelwa, says the shooting occurred when task team members pounced on the suspects who were driving in a mini-bus in Milnerton.
“As a result, four suspects were shot dead and four others were seriously wounded.
“The wounded suspects all from Cape Town aged 23, 30, 34, and 38 are under police guard in a medical facility.
“Four firearms and rounds of ammunition were seized from the vehicle the suspects were travelling in,” says Potelwa.
She adds police reports indicate that as the members were following the suspects, they came under fire from the occupants which led to police shooting back.
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