2024/06/18 |
Media Statement
DURBAN – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have activated the 72-hour mobilization of maximum resources in search of an unknown number of suspects who shot and killed six people and injured four others at Entshele area in Ezakheni on Monday night. Information at police disposal at this stage indicates that twelve people were travelling in a bakkie on Helpmekaar Road when another vehicle approached and its occupants opened fire at the bakkie. Four women aged 37, two 17-year-old, a 15-year-old, and girl children aged five and two years old were declared dead at the scene. Two men and three more women survived the shooting with injuries and were rushed to hospital. A 21-year-old woman escaped the shooting unharmed. The motive of the killing has not yet been established and police are appealing to anyone who might have information regarding the whereabouts of the suspects to contact the nearest police station or call the crime stop number 08600 10111. Ends
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