Police have arrested three suspects wanted in connection with the massacre of 18 people in Lusikisiki on Wednesday morning.
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KZN Saps spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the suspects were arrested in an intelligence-led operation by the Port Shepstone K9 and Public Order Policing officers.
“Police received a tip-off from a community member that the wanted suspects were hiding at a rented accommodation at Mkholombe informal settlement in Port Shepstone.”
“A swift operation was put in motion and the three suspects, aged 22, 24 and 31 years old were arrested,” he said.
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Netshiunda added that the operation is still ongoing and police are heading to Kokstad in search of a firearm, which the suspects allegedly used in the commission of the crime.
