DURBAN - A dangerous criminal, linked to almost 20 murders, has been killed in a shootout with police in Umzinto overnight.
The 27-year-old reportedly opened fire on officers as they closed in on a property overnight.
He was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm.
According to police, the suspect was also involved in cash-in-transit heists and drug trafficking.
Most of his alleged crimes were committed in Umzinto, with others reported in Scottburgh and Umlazi.