‘No shooting at Pav’, says SAPS
The Westville SAPS spokesperson debunked the rumour that shots were fired at the local mall.
SOCIAL media was flooded with messages about an alleged shooting incident at the popular Pavilion Shopping Centre this evening. Westville SAPS debunked the rumour.
According to Elizabeth Squires, the spokesperson for Westville SAPS, there was no shooting at the local mall.
”Earlier on there was a gas bottle that exploded. No injuries,” she said.
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Another report noted that it was a Coca-Cola cylinder that burst at one of the stores on the lower level of the shopping centre.
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