Police are on the hunt for four men who allegedly shot eight people, killing three and injuring five, in an apparent a drug-related hit in Richards Bay, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said the incident occurred at about 8pm on Thursday last week.
Charges of murder and attempted murder were opened at Richards Bay police station for investigation," she said. Mbele said the two foreign nationals, aged 32 and 42, died on scene, while our sister publication TimesLIVE has learned that a year-old SA woman was also shot and killed.
Three cases of murder and five of attempted murder are being investigated by Richards Bay police. Would you like to comment on this article or view other readers' comments? Sign in Register. South Africa. Three dead, five wounded in alleged KZN drug-related massacre. Police are searching for four men who opened fire on eight people in a shack in Richards Bay last week, killing three and injuring five.
Image: Supplied. A source close to the investigation said five of the eight victims were foreign nationals. No arrests have been made. Four nabbed for allegedly attempting to smuggle dagga worth more than R5m to Namibia Four people have been arrested for dealing and smuggling in dagga.
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