Eight people were killed and three wounded in a mass shooting in Gqeberha on Sunday night.
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- Eight people were killed and three wounded in a mass shooting in KwaZakhele, Gqeberha, on Sunday night.
- The Eastern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene, said the killings were “a flagrant disregard for human life”.
- Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola were expected to lead a delegation of crime experts to the area on Monday.
Eight people were killed and three wounded in a mass shooting at a house party in KwaZakhele, Gqeberha, on Sunday night.
Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said preliminary investigations revealed that a homeowner was celebrating his birthday when two unknown armed men entered the yard on Makanda Street between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. they started shooting at the guests.
Seven people, three women and four men, died at the scene. Four others, two women and two men, suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital.
“One of the victims succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, bringing the total number of deceased to eight. The owner of the house was among the deceased,” Naidu said.
According to Naidu, the police launched a manhunt for the shooters and no arrests have been made.
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Murder and attempted murder cases have been opened, and the police have yet to identify the victims.
The Eastern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene, described the attack as “cowardice and a flagrant disregard for human life”.
Mene has ordered a team of investigators to track down and trace the perpetrators.
mene said:
These victims were killed by criminals, and we will not rest until we know what happened and who was responsible. [this] callous and cold-blooded attack on these unsuspecting victims.
Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola were expected to lead a delegation of crime experts to the area on Monday morning.
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