Katlehong Shooting Death Toll Rises to 4 After ANC Memorial Attack
- A shooting at an ANC member's memorial service in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, on 13 October 2026 left two people dead and three others hospitalised
- Two of the three hospitalised victims have since died from their injuries, raising the total death toll to four
- A suspect turned himself in to police after the attack, while Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and the provincial police commissioner visited the scene
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GAUTENG — The death toll from a shooting in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, has climbed to four after two of the three people hospitalised following the 13 October 2026 attack succumbed to their injuries.
Journalist Yusuf Abramjee posted about the death toll increase on his X account. The incident unfolded on the evening of 13 October as a group made its way along a street after attending the memorial service of an ANC member in the area. An armed man, described as someone known to local residents, opened fire on the group. All five individuals were struck by gunshot wounds to the head.
2 ANCYL members killed at the scene
Two of the victims, who were part of the ANC Youth League, were killed at the memorial service. Paramedics rushed the remaining three to a medical facility for emergency care. Two of those patients have since died from their wounds, bringing the confirmed fatalities to four. The condition of the fifth victim has not been publicly disclosed.
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Suspect surrenders, motive unknown
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni both travelled to Katlehong on the night of the attack as emergency services and law enforcement worked to secure the scene. Lesufi vowed that the suspects would be caught.
Gauteng Provincial Government spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga confirmed that a suspect had surrendered to police in the aftermath of the shooting. No details regarding the suspect's identity have been officially released, and authorities have not yet publicly disclosed a motive for the attack.
ANC member hospitalised after shooting
In a related article, Briefly News reported on Samora Ndlovu, the former Richmond Municipality mayor and ANC regional task team member, who survived a shooting on the R56 near Thornville.
The attack comes amid ongoing concern about political violence in KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 elected councillors have been murdered since the 2021 local government elections. Ndlovu was shot multiple times while travelling alone, and the motive had not been established at the time of publication.
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