AN armed robbery suspect who was shot by police last year died in hospital on Saturday.

Police said they shot the man during an exchange of gunfire a short while after he allegedly committed an armed robbery on Sunday, August 16, 2015.

This encounter resulted in two other suspects being shot and killed by police.

All three of them were shot after leading police on a high-speed chase in a vehicle taken during an armed robbery.

Two illegal handguns were recovered from the suspects during the incident, police said.

Investigations continue.