Stray bullet hits seven-year-old boy in Eersterust
Random shootings in Eersterust concern CPF.
A seven-year-old boy was wounded by a stray bullet in Eersterust yesterday afternoon.
The boy was playing in the backyard of his home when the stray bullet hit him at around 13:00.
According to Henrie Godfrey from the Eersterust Community Policing Forum (CPF ) shootings in the suburb were becoming a frequent occurence.
“This has really become a concerning issue in Eersterust. This has not been the first shooting this week,” he said.
The police and CPF could not comment at the time of publishing and would investigate the shooting.
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