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Three suspected members of West Gang killed in shootout with KZN police

3 suspected members of a notorious gang that’s been terrorizing the KwaZulu-Natal community of Inanda have been shot and killed by police.

The publication understands that officers followed up on information regarding the whereabouts of the suspected members of the so-called West Gang.

Last year, the publication reported extensively about the West Gang, which has been terrorizing the community of Inanda, dubbed South Africa’s murder and rape capital.

It’s understood that police were met with gunfire when they found the gang sheltered in an informal structure in La Mercy, north of Durban in the early hours of this morning.

Last year, the publication reported that more than 50 murders were committed by the group of mostly youngsters last year alone.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi confirmed to the publication last year that the West Gang were behind a spate of killings in Inanda.

“They get recruited to the underworld and start selling drugs for other people and once they touch that crack cocaine, they become animals. That becomes then the biggest problem because they fear nothing. They get hold of firearms and begin terrorizing communities on all fronts.”

-EWN

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