Gun crimes are something that always give everyone in our beloved country a headache. It has been noted that the high number of illegal firearms which are in the hands of dangerous thugs are being used to inflict unbearable pain on residents of this country.
There is an urgent need to find a solution to remove them from the streets as with each passing day, the situation is getting worse. Onlookers will end up assuming that we live in a warzone as on each given day, there are reports of violence and shootings.
According to a report which was published by the Crime Air Network on the 15th of January 2022, there was a massive shooting which took place in the Gauteng Province. Residents of Roodepoort in Johannesburg were left in a state of shock as they could not bare to take a second look at what two hitmen put on show.
At the corner of Amanzi and Zandspruit Streets, two armed men opened fire to a group of residents. Some of the targeted victims fell to the ground while others took cover on a heap of trash which had been dumped by the road side. The shooting lasted for less than a minute but it left many running for their lives while others were traumatized.
Calls were made to the police and the suspects did not last long on the scene as they fled on foot. When the police came, two adult males were found to have sustained multiple gunshot wounds and they were lying in pools of blood.
Paramedics began assessing them and one of the victims was found unresponsive to the interventions which were being administered to him. He was therefore declared dead on the scene.
The second victim had to be put on advanced life support as he was in a critical condition. When the paramedics had stabilized him, he was taken to a nearby hospital for further care and treatment. The motive of the shooting is not yet known and the police have since opened a case of murder and attempted murder for investigation.
This incident is seen as the new normal in this country as on each given day, violence is the topic. Illegal firearms were blamed once again for the shooting.
It has been noted that even an arms amnesty was not enough to eliminate illegal firearms from the criminals. Calls are being made for drastic measures to be adopted which can lead to all illegal firearms being eliminated from societies.
Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/crimeairnetwork/status/1482441474037981197
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