{"id":46211,"date":"2024-05-14T12:28:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T10:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/rocklands-tavern-mass-shooting-three-dead-six-injured-20240513\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:27:30","slug":"rocklands-tavern-mass-shooting-three-dead-six-injured-20240513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/rocklands-tavern-mass-shooting-three-dead-six-injured-20240513\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocklands tavern mass shooting: Three dead, six injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:black;\">A mass shooting at a Rocklands Tavern has left three dead and six<br>\nmore injured on Sunday 12 May.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:black;\">Police spokesperson, Col Andre Traut confirms detectives attached<br>\nto the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit are probing the circumstances<br>\naround this case, believed to be a gang related incident.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:black;\">\u201cAt around 19:30, two unknown assailants opened fire at a<br>\ngroup of men aged between 29 and 46 at a tavern in Stratus Street in Rocklands,<br>\nkilling three of the men on the scene. The injured victims were admitted to<br>\nhospital for medical treatment while the suspects fled which initiated a large<br>\nscale manhunt in the vicinity and adjacent neighbourhoods,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_47c88df2\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cAt around 19:30, two unknown assailants opened fire at a group of men aged between 29 and 46 at a tavern in Stratus Street in Rocklands, killing three of the men on the scene. The injured victims were admitted to hospital for medical treatment while the suspects fled which initiated a large scale manhunt in the vicinity and adjacent neighbourhoods,\u201d he says.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime additional operational forces have been deployed in the area to curb retaliation or any other form of violence, as gangsterism holding communities at ransom will not be allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Any person who can shed light on the matter, or who can assist police with information is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or by using the mobile application, MySAPS anonymously.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mass shooting at a Rocklands Tavern has left three dead and six more injured on Sunday 12 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