Two teenagers were killed and three others injured as in a surprise attack as Youth Day took a deadly turn.
A shock incident in which two teenagers were gunned down and another three patrons injured, rocked a Walmer tavern in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday, 16 June.Eastern Cape
spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said that at about 11pm on Youth Day, five armed men wearing balaclavas entered the tavern and started shooting at patrons.Youth Day shooting claims lives of teenagers According to Naidu, an 18-year-old female and male died at the scene while two men and a woman were injured.Two cases of murder and three of attempted murder are under investigation.
The motive and the suspects are unknown at this stage. Naidu confirmed that the case has been handed over to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit.Crime trend alert: SA thieves are now targeting homes for these itemsProvincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene has expressed his outraged by the tragic shooting which occurred on Youth Day – a day meant to celebrate and honour the youth of our nation.
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