Three suspects were shot dead while confronting the police in Mashu. It is believed that they were wanted for the murder of a policeman last year. Constable Mvelo Gcabashe who worked in the SAPS POP unit was brutally killed in Inanda in February 2025. At that time he was with his girlfriend in his car.
During this time, the police said that he was attacked by two suspects who also took his mobile phone and his service gun.
Since then, the police have continued to investigate the death of this officer
On Friday afternoon, the DPCI Provincial Tracking Team, SAPS PMB K9, SAPS Provincial TRT, Durban Metro Police Special Operations Directorate and security guards from private security companies tracked down the suspects while they were traveling in a Hyundai car on the M25 road.
The police tried to stop the suspect’s car, but they opened fire and a shootout ensued.