Crime
Tragic Weselton shooting claims two lives — toddler survives
Emergency services responded to a shooting in Thusi Village, Weselton, on Sunday evening, where two people were found dead from gunshot wounds. The incident appears to have been a murder–suicide.
Emergency services responded to a tragic shooting incident in Thusi Village, Weselton, earlier this evening.
According to a paramedic, they were dispatched at around 20:05 to a reported shooting in Hector Peterson Street, where they found two people deceased from gunshot wounds.
The paramedic indicated that the incident appears to have been an alleged murder–suicide.
One of the deceased, a woman, had a young boy aged approximately two to three years strapped to her back when she was shot.
Fortunately, the child was not struck by any bullets.
He was examined by EMS personnel and found to have no injuries.
The boy was initially cared for by a neighbour before being placed in the custody of SAPS.
“There were several eyewitnesses at the scene, many of whom were deeply traumatised,” a paramedic said.
A young woman, aged 18, was transported by EMS to Ermelo Provincial Hospital for treatment and counselling.
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