THE KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, has assured community members in Mariannhill that police are hunting the perpetrators involved in the recent shootings. The shootings that claimed 12 lives happened in two different incidents in Mariannhill on Saturday night.
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The KZN Transport Department reported that the first incident happened at Savannah Park where seven people died, and the second incident happened in Dassenhoek where five people died.
Nkonyeni paid her visit to the areas on Sunday along with the KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to get a thorough briefing from the police and to express her condolences to the victims’ families.
“So far, police have activated members of the Organised Crime Team to lead the investigation, and we are positive that soon the suspects will be arrested. As the Department of Community Safety and Liaison, we have also activated community crime-fighting structures to also work hand in hand with the police and to reinforce community participation,” said Nkonyeni.
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According to the department, these incidents happened as police had just concluded their operations in the area on Saturday, where they were targeting unlicenced liquor outlets and large gatherings that did not have a permit.
They further appealed to members of the community who might have information to come forward and assist the police investigation.
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