By Palesa Nguqu
A suspect linked to the 2020 murder of KwaZulu-Natal school principal, Zwelebantu Zuma, was killed in a shoot-out with police at a Soweto hostel on Sunday.
The 40-year-old was tracked down by the South African Police Service (SAPS) National Intervention Unit (NIU) at a hostel in Mapetla.
According to the police, the suspect opened fire when he spotted officers, who returned fire and fatally wounded him.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the suspect was also wanted in connection with car hijackings and possession of an unlicensed firearm in KwaZulu-Natal.
“Members of the National Intervention Unit (NIU) tracked down the suspect to a hostel in Mapetla Soweto. When the suspect noticed the presence of the police, he began shooting and the NIU returned fire fatally wounding him,” said Mathe.
Zuma, a school principal in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, was shot dead in his office in 2020.
Two other accused in the case of the murder of the school principal are already serving life sentences, while two others died before the case went to trial.
One suspect remains at large.
Police confirmed they are still searching for one remaining suspect.
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