Four shot dead in the Mkhuhlu area in less than five days
Police plead with the community to provide information that can assist with the investigations of four people killed in shooting incidents.
A total of four people were gunned down in the controversial Calcutta policing area since Wednesday, April 8.
The latest killing happened at Oakley Trust Makgona today, Sunday, April 12, around midday.
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In this incident, a man aged 31 was shot dead by unknown gunmen.
“We have opened a case of murder and are investigating circumstances that led to the killing,” said Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Colonel Mavela Masondo.
Meanwhile, Calcutta police are also investigating yet another gun-related murder of a 37-year-old woman. She was in the company of her 16-year-old son and her male friend, aged 39, when they were attacked in Mkhuhlu in the early hours of Friday, April 10.
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This shooting happened between Sinyameni 2 and Hoxani College in Mkhuhlu. The two male victims were injured in the shooting, and the man managed to drive to Matikwane hospital despite his injuries.
“We have opened a case of murder and two of attempted murder following the attack,” said Masondo.
On Wednesday evening, a 60-year-old man was shot dead while driving to Marite. “We received a complaint about a shooting incident. On arrival, we found the victim lying next to an Isuzu bakkie with gunshot wounds in the upper body. He was certified dead on the scene,” said Masondo.
Another victim, also on Wednesday, April 8, was a Pakistani national who was shot dead in Mkhuhlu near the Traffic College. The 33-year-old victim, the owner of a local spaza shop, was sitting with two other men when they were accosted by a suspect armed with a firearm.
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“The suspect fired several shots towards the victim before disappearing. The victim was certified dead on the scene,” said Masondo.
No arrests have been made in any of these killings.
Calcutta Police Station is located in Mkhuhlu Township, which has since been nicknamed the ‘land of blood’ following more than 60 gun-related deaths over the past three years.
