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Eastern Cape police have been urged to expedite their investigation into a mass murder in which six family members were shot and killed in three separate incidents in Tsolo in the OR Tambo District.
Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the killing spree started on Monday night when a 43-year-old man was gunned down outside his grandfather’s homestead in the Mpoza location in the district.
She said gunmen struck again on Tuesday night at around 7pm and killed two elderly people, aged 73 and 75, respectively.
Colonel Naidu said a short while later on Tuesday, three more people between the ages of 62 and 67 were murdered in a nearby homestead.
She said according to police information, two unknown armed males arrived and shot the victims in the head.
“The motive for the senseless attacks is under investigation,” Colonel Naidu said.
Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Nomthetheleli Mene, has called on the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit to accelerate their probe into the killings.
“We need the community’s cooperation in helping us bring the perpetrators of these heinous and cruel murders, to justice,” she said.
“These senseless acts of violence are purely criminal and must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. We will not allow criminals to inflict fear in our communities.”
