Two people were shot dead and three wounded after an unknown gunman opened fire at a tavern in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on Saturday night.
“Innocent people are being targeted and we cannot allow such a cold-hearted criminal to roam our streets and cause more harm to law-abiding citizens.Police appealed for anyone with information about the shooter to contact SAPS Mthatha’s D/Col Wele Victor Nani on 079-509-0756 or Crime Stop on 08600-10111 or the nearest police station.“Police are also appealing to other people who may have been in the tavern and were also shot to contact Nani.
“Actually, we are concerned with any form of criminal activity in our licensed liquor establishments,” he said.In March, four family members, the youngest two years old, were hacked to death with an axe in their home in a Lusikisiki village. In November, a family of seven died in a hail of bullets in Thantseka village outside Mthatha while preparing to bury a relative who had been gunned down in the same household.
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