Cape Town – Four people were shot and killed while several others sustained injuries at a house party in the early hours of Sunday in Kwazakhele, Gqeberha.
Eastern Cape organised crime investigation detectives were currently investigating four counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder, police said.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu Kwazakhele, police members were on patrol when they were stopped at about 00:45 by a female who reported a shooting at a house in Nomjila Street.
“On arrival, it was established that four people were fatally wounded (three females and one male) and several people sustained injuries (about six to seven, figures still need to be verified).
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“According to information, it is alleged the victims were partying inside and outside the house, consuming alcohol, when three unknown males approached them and started shooting at everyone,” said Naidu in a statement.
She said among the deceased was the owner of the house, adding that the motive behind the murders was under investigation and no arrestes had been made yet.
The news came shortly after gunmen killed seven people and injured three others during a 5oth birthday party in the same area late last month.
The death toll was revised after investigating officers found one person, believed to have died, still fighting for his life in hospital.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
