Two men were shot and killed during a shootout with police at Glebelands Hostel in Umlazi on Monday night.
Police were tracking a suspect linked to a hijacking in Harding, spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza said on Tuesday.
He said police were searching for a group of five men allegedly involved in the armed hijacking.
One suspect had already been arrested, and officers were following leads on the remaining suspects.
Magwaza said police received information about the suspects’ whereabouts and, when they arrived and identified themselves, the duo, aged 27 and 30, opened fire, prompting a deadly shootout.
Magwaza said police retaliated and the were fatally shot on the spot.
The police found two unlicensed firearms and as six rounds of ammunition from the scene.
