{"id":53423,"date":"2022-09-26T10:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T08:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/tragic-shooting-at-family-home-in-kuils-river-20220925\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:39:08","slug":"tragic-shooting-at-family-home-in-kuils-river-20220925","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/tragic-shooting-at-family-home-in-kuils-river-20220925\/","title":{"rendered":"Community left in shock in the wake of a tragic shooting at a family home in Kuils River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The community of Gersham in Kuils River were left shocked by a tragic shooting incident in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TygerBurger<\/em> received information from various source alleging a man shot his wife and daughter and eventually himself while the son managed to flee for his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, confirmed to 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