{"id":300422,"date":"2026-04-11T11:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T09:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mass-shooting-in-delft-leaves-two-dead-four-injured\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:25:25","slug":"mass-shooting-in-delft-leaves-two-dead-four-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mass-shooting-in-delft-leaves-two-dead-four-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass shooting in Delft leaves two dead, four injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two people\u00a0have\u00a0been shot and killed while four others\u00a0were<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>wounded during a mass shooting in Leiden, Delft last night (10 April).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident, which occurred at around 22:45 in Leiden Avenue, left a 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy with fatal injuries while two men and two women aged between 19 and 61 were left wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sgt Wesley Twigg, provincial police spokesperson, said Delft police arrived on\u00a0the\u00a0scene and found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The injured victims have been transported to hospital for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to reports, an unknown male knocked on the door and when the door was opened, the suspect opened fire on the victims and fled the scene. 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