Crime

17-year-old boy shot on farm near Ermelo

“He was laying on his back, with a gun shot wound to his left shoulder,” Msezane said.

ERMELO – A 17-year-old boy died after being shot in the shoulder outside Ermelo on September 24.

According to Const Patricia Msezane, Ermelo police spokesperson, the police were dispatched to a farm near Ermelo, where two men showed the police where the body was.

Msezane added that the boy was wearing a blue tracksuit, blue t-shirt and black boots.

“He was laying on his back, with a gun shot wound to his left shoulder,” Msezane said.

She added that the suspect is still unknown and the police’s investigations continue.

Anyone with information that can help the police, are urged to contact the detectives office on 017 819 2321 or 017 819 5430.

 

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