A man wanted by police for shooting dead two police officers in Diepsloot on Monday has died after a dramatic shootout near Daveyton on the East Rand.

Mpiliso Ndlovu was cornered by police officers in a shack during the early hours of Thursday morning.

A policeman was also shot and wounded in the hand.

It is believed Ndlovu shot and killed a member of the police's Organised Crime Unit and his colleague in Diepsloot.