{"id":54059,"date":"2022-03-31T14:28:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/triple-murder-rocks-southfield-20220331\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:27:04","slug":"triple-murder-rocks-southfield-20220331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/triple-murder-rocks-southfield-20220331\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple murder rocks Southfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents of Victoria Lodge informal settlement in Southfield are living in fear after the murder of three men on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rico Schwimmbacher, Chair of Meadows Community Watch, said the incident could be gang-related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe shooting occurred at Victoria Lodge informal settlement which is located at the top end of Victoria Road, on the M5, across from Kilp Road cemetery. Shots were heard last night and not long after that police were at the scene. There is speculation that the shooting was gang-related, but it\u2019s only speculation at this stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe added that trauma counselling has been arranged for children from the informal settlement, through the Diep River Police as well as Neighbourhood Watch. Kobus Killian, a community leader from Victoria Lodge informal settlement, said residents heard gunshots just before 22:00 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of us were indoors when we heard the shots fired just before 22:00. After five to six minutes, we went to see what happened and that was when we saw the bodies of the three men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe saw all three lying on the ground, they were all from the same household.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the electricity at the informal settlement was off for two days and had just switched on for 30 minutes when the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne person was shot six to seven times in the head and the others in the chest, head, legs and stomach. 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