{"id":297714,"date":"2026-05-28T10:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/four-teenagers-shot-dead-one-wounded-in-motherwell-mass-shooting-6\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:01:06","slug":"four-teenagers-shot-dead-one-wounded-in-motherwell-mass-shooting-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/four-teenagers-shot-dead-one-wounded-in-motherwell-mass-shooting-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Four teenagers shot dead, one wounded in Motherwell mass shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>GQEBERHA <\/strong>&#8211; Four teenagers were fatally shot and one was injured as the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gqeberha works around the clock to investigate the murders that took place in a house in Mnenga Street, NU10, Motherwell yesterday, 27 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, it is alleged that at about 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