Police in Mthatha are looking for a lone gunman who shot and killed two tavern patrons and wounding three others last night. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says it is alleged the man walked into the tavern shortly before midnight and opened fire on patrons.
One of the victims died on the scene while the second person died in hospital. Naidu says Provincial Commissioner Lt Gen Nomthetheleli Mene ordered that the suspect must be found quickly.
“We are also appealing to other people who may have been in the tavern and were also shot, to contact D/Col Nani. Lt Gen Mene is urging the community’s assistance in tracing the suspect as soon as possible. The community plays a pivotal role in assisting police on the whereabouts of criminals. These criminals are living among the communities and we need them to be our eyes and ears in order to arrest perpetrators such as this and to bring them to justice.”
