Constable Lindokuhle Gift Goba, 40, of the Durban K9 Unit was shot and killed while pursuing the suspect who also was shot and killed in his own vehicle traveling with a passenger when he saw four men with one armed. Goba questioned the man about the firearm, and the man opened fire on him. He returned fire but was killed. The male robbed the cop of his service pistol on Quarry Road in Mayville also on 1/14/23. The passenger in the vehicle was injured, while the four men fled the scene. A witness reported that prior to the shooting, there was an altercation as four men wanted to enter the premises with a firearm, which was not allowed. South African Police Service (SAPS), in KwaZulu-Natal, members of the K9 Unit, the Directorate for Priority Crie Investigation (DPCI) Anti-Gang Unit, and the DPCI National Priority Violent Crime pursued the suspects. Investigations reportedly led the police to a hospital which the two suspects were privately rushed to with gunshot wounds from the shootout with the slain police officer. Police identified a house in Inanda where the alleged cop killer was cornered. After the police had introduced and identified themselves as men of law, the suspect responded with a hail of bullets, and a shootout ensued. During the shootout, the suspect was fatally wounded. One suspect succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Further investigations revealed the other suspect had discharged himself and escaped from the hospital ward.
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