Police fatally shot three men suspected of a cash-in-transit heist during separate confrontations around Durban on Thursday night, 29 May 2025.
According to South African Police, the suspects opened fire on the surrounding community during the failed heist.
The suspects killed a bystander and wounded a child in the crossfire.
Explosives failed to open the safe
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the robbers used explosives in an attempt to access the cash vehicle’s safe. However, they miscalculated the blast and failed to open it.
“Since the robbery failed, they started shooting randomly to terrorise the community nearby. This caused injuries to some people.”
Police recover stolen rifle
Police traced at least three suspects to two different areas around eThekwini.
Officers engaged all three in shootouts, and all suspects were fatally wounded.
During the attack, police recovered a rifle stolen from the crime scene. The firearm belonged to a Fidelity security guard.
Suspect was former Fidelity employee
One of the suspects, previously employed by Fidelity, had been dismissed for misconduct, Mkhwanazi said.
“There’s no cash heist without inside knowledge,” he explained.
He added that by recovering the suspect’s cellphones, police hope to download information that could link many more people involved in the crime.
“These three suspects are not the only ones involved, and we are still looking for others,” Mkhwanazi said.
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