Zimbabwean
police
shot
and
killed
four
suspected
armed
robbers,
including
two
South
Africans,
during
a
shootout
in
Norton
near
Harare.
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Two
South
Africans
were
among
four
suspected
robbers
killed
by
police
in
Zimbabwe
on
Friday. -
The
shootout
occurred
in
Norton,
on
the
outskirts
of
Harare. -
Zimbabwe
police
said
they
were
tracking
the
suspects,
who
had
allegedly
come
from
South
Africa
to
rob
targets
in
Bulawayo,
Harare,
and
Kwekwe.
The
incident
occurred
in
Norton,
on
the
outskirts
of
the
capital,
Harare,
on
Friday.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
confirms
a
serious
shooting
incident
and
exchange
of
fire
by
CID
Homicide
suspects
in
Norton
on
3
October
2025,”
Zimbabwe
police
said.
Four
suspects
have
died,
while
two
detectives
sustained
serious
injuries
and
are
currently
admitted
to
a
local
hospital.
Police
spokesperson
Paul
Nyathi
told
News24:
Two
of
those
suspects
killed
are
South
African
nationals,
and
we
even
recovered
their
passports.
The
police
stated
that
they
received
information
and
tracked
a
criminal
syndicate
originating
from
South
Africa
that
targeted
areas
in
Bulawayo,
Harare,
and
Kwekwe.
“As
the
detectives
were
following,
the
suspects
fired
at
them,
resulting
in
an
exchange
of
fire
at
the
Norton
Tollgate
along
the
Harare-Bulawayo
road.”
They
added
a
getaway
car,
and
two
9mm
firearms
were
recovered.
Currently,
Zimbabwe
is
witnessing
an
increase
in
armed
robbery
cases.
Last
week,
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
informed
Parliament
that
it
had
recorded
a
4%
increase
in
armed
robbery
cases
between
January
and
August
this
year,
compared
to
the
same
period
last
year.
“Our
analysis
of
crime
statistics
for
the
period
January
to
August
2025,
compared
to
the
same
period
in
2024,
reveals
a
different
picture.
We
have
recorded
an
overall
8%
decrease
in
total
robbery
cases.
“However,
there
is
a
concerning
4%
increase
in
the
most
violent
category,
robberies
committed
using
firearms,”
the
deputy
police
commissioner
for
administration,
Leny
Ncube,
told
the
Defence,
Security
and
Home
Affairs
Parliamentary
Portfolio
Committee.
Recently,
the
Zimbabwean
police
warned
businesses,
schools,
and
other
institutions
not
to
keep
large
sums
of
cash
at
home
or
in
offices,
but
to
deposit
them
in
banks.