Police have arrested a 39-year-old suspect and confiscated a pistol loaded with 13 bullets.
Police, emergency teams and forensic services at the scene where six people were shot dead in a mass shooting in Pienaar in Mpumalanga on Saturday morning. Mpumalanga police announced a “major breakthrough” following the shooting incident at Pienaar , where eight people were shot dead outside a tavern., according to Mpumalanga provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane.
On Saturday, police said there was a shooting incident in Pienaar where six people were killed at the scene. The deceased included a woman and five men. Later on, two other victims – a man and a woman – succumbed to their injuries in hospital. “Two Volkswagen Polos were also found at the scene with bullet holes and one of the victims was found dead inside one of the vehicles. The motive behind the shooting is still unknown at this stage, and circumstances surrounding this incident is still under investigation,” Ndubane said on Saturday.
Reacting to the arrest of suspect, acting provincial commissioner of police in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi said he was “elated by this breakthrough”.Following the shooting, Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie, condemned the horrific incident.
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