KZN Mass Shooting: Police Search for Shooters Who Killed 7, “Hunt Down the Heartless Killers”

• Police are searching for the gunmen who opened fire on residents in Marianhill, Durban and killed seven people
• KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety MEC Neliswa Nkonyeni condemned the horrific incidents of violence in the country
• The men gunned down at the scene were aged between 30 and 65 and were allegedly visiting a traditional healer when they were killed

DURBAN - Police have condemned the latest mass shooting to rock the country and are searching for the gunmen responsible for killing seven people near a tuckshop in Marianhill, Durban. The victims were allegedly visiting a traditional healer and were shot dead.

KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety MEC Neliswa Nkonyeni condemned the horrific incidents of violence in the country. According to the Daily Maverick, the community policing forum has been activated to intervene in the criminality in the province.

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The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said they would “hunt down the heartless killers” that have been terrorising the country.

He said the shooting demonstrated the concern about the high number of firearms in KwaZulu-Natal. Mkhwanazi added that the police would do everything to ensure that the killers are brought to book, EWN reported.

The men gunned down at the scene were aged between 30 and 65. The tuckshop owner and his two sons were also among those who were killed.

South Africans react to the latest mass shooting in the country:

@Nomalindiso said:

“Another tavern shooting again this weekend in KZN.”

@round_south added:

“We just want to remind the Patriots about the situation in our country. There was a shooting again last night six people were shot dead in KZN.”

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@sammytlhapi commented:

“If these unrests are politically motivated to overthrow the current regime, then I will say politicians are not only corrupt but heartless.”

@audreyparklane added:

“There is a war going on. None of this is random.”

Marianhill mass shooting leaves 7 dead after suspects open fire at tuckshop

In a related matter, Briefly News also reported another mass shooting has rocked South Africa, this time taking place in KwaZulu-Natal. A group of patrons were at the Siqhopholozi Tuckshop when a group of unknown suspects approached them and opened fire.

Six people were killed and a seventh was rushed off to the hospital in critical condition, where he tragically died following the attack in Marianhill, west of Durban.

Source: Briefly News