The police in Ogies are looking for four suspects who shot and killed six people at Steyn informal settlement, near Ogies. It is alleged that on Thursday, October 12 at approximately 19:00, four men arrived at the informal settlement mainly occupied by Lesotho nationals.
They enquired about someone who allegedly killed one of their relatives who was staying at Rietspruit. The people who said they did not know who killed the mentioned man, were then shot at and as a result six people gruesomely lost their lives. Four died at the scene and two at the hospital.
It also transpired through a short probe into the matter that five of the victims are Lesotho nationals and one a South African citizen.
The suspects were reportedly driving in a white Toyota Quantum minibus, speaking deep Sesotho language and were all armed.
Anyone with information about this incident is requested to contact Detective Warrant Officer John Mothupi on 082 604 1340
