A team of detectives from the provincial serious and violent crimes unit is investigating six counts of murder and one of attempted murder after a mass shooting in Kani Street in Veeplaas in the Eastern Cape on Sunday night.
According to police spokesperson Lt-Col Siphokazi Mawisa, officers were notified of a shooting in Kwazakhele at about 10.15pm.
On arrival at the house, they found the bodies of six men, aged 21 to 27, and a wounded 21-year-old woman.
She was taken to hospital.
“Initial information indicates the victims were attacked by unknown armed suspects,” Mawisa said. “The motive for the shooting is unclear at the moment.”
The victims cannot be named until formal identification has been finalised.
HeraldLIVE
0 Comments