DA calls for arrests in Umlazi mass shooting

The Democratic Alliance(DA) has condemned the mass shooting which claimed the lives of six people in Umlazi south of Durban on Friday night, and have called on police to make arrests soon.

SURVIVOR FROM THE MASS SHOOTING IN HOSPITAL

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A manhunt has begun for at least four gunmen who stormed into a home and shot the two occupants in the home. According to police one person was shot inside a backroom whilst the fourth person was shot next to the outside toilet.

“He was also found with burn wounds. The same suspects reportedly proceeded to an informal settlement which is just few metres away from the first scene and shot three people inside a shack. Two were certified dead at the scene and the other was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds” says KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda.

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POLICE TASKED TO PROVE THEIR WORTH

The gunmen were searching for an ID document belonging to one of them. The owner of the ID is allegedly being targeted by police for another murder which is where he allegedly dropped his ID document.

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“SAPS must prove that they have a handle on crime in the province as their track record is shocking and leaves much to be desired, with KZN remaining the “murder capital” of the country”, says DA KZN leader Francois Rogers.

“This is a clear indication of the total disregard criminals have for the law and police in our province”, Rogers concluded.

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