DURBAN – A man has been shot dead while trying to rob an off-duty police officer in Durban.
The incident happened along Botanical Gardens Road on Wednesday morning.
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According to ALS Paramedics, the suspect, believed to be in his twenties, sustained a gunshot wound to the head.
He was declared dead on the scene.
A man has been shot dead while allegedly trying to rob an SAPS member in Durban.
According to @AlsParamedics , the suspect, in his twenties, sustained a gunshot wound to the head.
The scene on Botanic Gardens Road is still active. @eNCA pic.twitter.com/ghkR6CaftN— Dasen Thathiah (@DasenThathiah) March 18, 2026
Police have cordoned off the scene, and the road has been closed to traffic in both directions.