{"id":42011,"date":"2024-12-02T16:47:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/five-people-shot-dead-in-mass-shooting-in-mfuleni-20241202\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:18:44","slug":"five-people-shot-dead-in-mass-shooting-in-mfuleni-20241202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/five-people-shot-dead-in-mass-shooting-in-mfuleni-20241202\/","title":{"rendered":"Five people shot dead in mass shooting in Mfuleni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Five people were killed in a suspected extortion-related shooting at Madikizela informal settlement in Mfuleni. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One attacker used an automatic rifle, and another wielded a handgun to shoot everyone in a shack, including a man asleep in his room. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Police are investigating the connection between the victims\u2019 pending cases and the attackers\u2019 motives.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Mfuleni officers were investigating multiple murder cases following the killing of five people at Madikizela informal settlement in the area on Sunday 1 December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred around 13:30.P rovincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile visited the scene on Monday 2 December to assess it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said it is suspected the shooting is extortion-related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have heard that two people came into the shack where the deceased were seated,\u201d he related. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the culprits was carrying an automatic rifle and another a handgun. 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