Four people killed in a shootout in Inanda
Police say the shootout happened after community patrollers spotted three suspected robbery suspects
Black News 
Four people have been shot and killed in a shootout between community patrollers and suspected robbers at the Bhambayi area in Inanda, north of Durban.
Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says a group of community patrollers were doing their duties when they came across three men suspected of committing robberies in the area.
An altercation reportedly ensued and there was an exchange of gunfire between the community patrollers and the alleged suspects.
Two people, a community patroller and an alleged suspect, died at the scene.
Two more community patrollers succumbed to their gunshot wounds in hospital.
Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has reiterated that organised community crime-fighting groups must work with police and avoid direct confrontation with suspected criminals.
#sapsKZN Police in KwaZulu-Natal are investigating four counts of murder following a shooting incident at Bhambayi in Inanda just before midnight on Friday, 1 May 2026.
Information available at this stage suggests that a group of community patrollers were patrolling along… pic.twitter.com/dTXWAZksyk
— SA Police Service
(@SAPoliceService) May 2, 2026
Reporting by Samke Mtshali
