Memorial service turns deadly

Share current article via FacebookShare current article via PinterestShare current article via WhatsAppShare current article via TwitterShare current article via LinkedInNewsMemorial service turns deadly By: Happy Mnguni • 38m agoAdd as a preferred source on GoogleFollow on Google NewsListen to this article-00:00lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandParty members were allegedly shot and killed after a memorial service in Katlehong on Tuesday, 13 October. Two party members shot and killed and three wounded MEMORIAL service turns deadly.

Two people believed to be ANC members were allegedly shot and killed, while three others sustained gunshot wounds in a shocking shooting that erupted after a memorial service in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni on Tuesday, 13 October.

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The deadly incident unfolded as party members and mourners gathered to pay their last respects to one of their own, a woman who was allegedly shot and killed in Katlehong last week.

In a chilling twist, the alleged perpetrator is believed to belong to another political party. He reportedly handed himself over to the police following the shooting.

According to an eyewitness, tensions escalated shortly after the memorial service ended at a local primary school, leaving mourners scattered outside the school premises.

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The eyewitness alleged that people began firing shots into the air before the alleged perpetrator arrived in a car and also started shooting into the air.

What began as a gathering to honour the life of a fallen comrade allegedly descended into a bloodbath, leaving two people dead and three others nursing gunshot wounds.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear and it is not yet established what triggered the violence.

Police are expected to investigate the incident and establish the sequence of events that led to the deadly shooting.

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