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Police say a suspect who was wanted for the murder of two Crime Intelligence members has been killed in a shootout with police in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal.
One officer was wounded in the incident, which happened a short while ago.
The Crime Intelligence officers Captain Cornelius Nel and Sergeant Mandla Khuzwayo were gunned down during an ambush in April.
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Shortly after the shootout, police in KwaZulu-Natal said the two Crime Intelligence police officers who were ambushed by armed suspects were on an undercover operation.
Speaking at the scene, South African Police Service’s Major-General Anthony Gopaul said the suspects abandoned and burnt their getaway vehicle.
He said the suspects had been following the officers for some time and attempted to stop them.