{"id":295320,"date":"2026-05-22T09:47:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/?p=295320"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:47:59","slug":"six-dead-in-walmer-shooting-spree-as-detectives-launch-manhunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/six-dead-in-walmer-shooting-spree-as-detectives-launch-manhunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Six dead in Walmer shooting spree as detectives launch manhunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SAPS Walmer detectives, together with the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Investigation Unit, have launched a manhunt following four separate murder incidents reported in the Walmer Location area on Thursday, 21 May, where six people were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, investigators are probing whether the cases may be linked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stated that in the first incident, which 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