A brazen drive-by shooting which left three people dead in Oslo Beach last Sunday, has left the South Coast community shaken.
Of concern is that this is the third shooting in just a few weeks.
Nkosinkulu Mlamli (41), a VIP protector and driver for Ngqushwa Municipality and his two passengers were gunned down on Marine Drive at about 10:30.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said it’s alleged that the victims were seated in their vehicle, when occupants of a vehicle that was behind them opened fire, fatally wounding two women, aged 25, and a man.
“On arrival police were shown a vehicle with three bodies with multiple gunshot wounds.”
Charges of murder were opened at Port Shepstone police station for investigation.
Gwala said the motive for the killing is unknown.
However, talk on the street is that it could be linked to the ongoing taxi violence.
Ngqushwa Municipality’s mayor Sanga Siyabulela said in a statement that it was with great sadness to announce the tragic and untimely passing of their colleague and friend.
“We would also like to acknowledge and thank our friends and colleagues who have embraced us with sympathy and support during this difficult time.”
In another recent incident, a 40-year-old man was stationary in his taxi at Murchison taxi rank when he was shot and killed by unknown suspects.
On April 5, a KwaNzimakwe taxi driver (25) was shot and killed by two unknown men in Thongasi, KwaNzimakwe near Port Edward.
A learner (18) was killed in the crossfire.
On the same day, in another incident, two men were shot at in a flat by unknown men, also in KwaNzimakwe.
A man (27) sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest and was confirmed dead on the scene.
The other victim was shot in the chest and arms and was taken to hospital for medical attention.
A man was killed and a woman injured in a car park shooting in Margate on February 9. It appears that shots were fired through the windscreen and door of the vehicle they were seated in.
A day later, in another unrelated incident, two men were killed in a shooting on the N2 between Izingolweni and Wilson’s Cutting. The men, the occupants of a bakkie were found dead inside the vehicle.
Last year, in November, a shooting took place on the busy Watterson Street in Marburg where two people were shot dead.
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