HARARE
–
Four
armed
robbery
suspects
were
shot
dead
in
a
fierce
exchange
of
gunfire
with
police
detectives
near
Norton
on
Friday,
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP)
said
on
Sunday.
Two
detectives
from
the
Criminal
Investigations
Department
(CID)
Homicide
section
were
seriously
injured
and
are
receiving
treatment
at
a
local
hospital.
Police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said
two
of
the
slain
suspects
were
foreign
nationals.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
confirms
a
serious
shooting
incident
and
exchange
of
fire
by
CID
Homicide
detectives
and
armed
robbery
suspects
in
Norton
on
3
October
2025.
Four
suspects
have
died
while
two
detectives
sustained
serious
injuries,”
Nyathi
said.
He
said
detectives
had
been
tracking
a
motorised
syndicate
that
had
crossed
from
South
Africa
to
carry
out
robberies
in
Bulawayo,
Harare
and
Kwekwe.
“As
the
detectives
were
following,
the
suspects
fired
at
them,
resulting
in
a
serious
exchange
of
fire
near
the
Norton
Tollgate
along
the
Harare–Bulawayo
Road,”
Nyathi
said.
Police
recovered
the
suspects’
getaway
car
—
a
Toyota
Axio
—
along
with
two
pistols:
a
Girsan
9mm
Parabellum
loaded
with
two
rounds,
and
another
9mm
Parabellum
with
one
round
remaining.
Also
recovered
were
a
pair
of
Relay
grey
and
army-green
shoes
and
a
black-and-navy-blue
jacket
branded
“Grey
Wolf.”
Nyathi
said
one
of
the
slain
suspects
had
been
captured
on
CCTV
wearing
the
same
shoes
and
jacket
during
a
September
30
armed
robbery
at
a
Harare
hospital,
where
robbers
stole
US$1,833
in
cash
and
airtime
recharge
cards
worth
US$140.
The
gang
is
linked
to
five
armed
robbery
cases
committed
between
June
25
and
October
3,
2025,
in
Harare
and
Bulawayo,
including
a
June
25
robbery
in
Njube,
where
US$8,000
and
an
iPhone
were
stolen.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
reiterates
that
there
is
no
going
back
in
the
fight
against
armed
robbery
cases
in
the
country.
All
syndicates,
whether
locally
or
foreign-based,
will
be
decisively
dealt
with
in
line
with
the
country’s
laws,”
Nyathi
said.
Police
urged
members
of
the
public
to
report
criminal
activities
to
the
National
Complaints
Desk
on
(0242)
703631,
via
WhatsApp
on
0712
800
197,
or
at
any
nearest
police
station.