Five family members gunned down in Lusikisiki village
A manhunt has been launched by police in the Eastern Cape after five family members were gunned down in their homestead in Lusikisiki.
Police spokesperson Thembinkosi Kinana says the incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
He says police were alerted to the shooting by community member who heard several gunshots.
Kinana says when police arrived on the scene they found five relatives aged between nine and 78 years old who sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
He says two children, aged one and eight, managed to escape unharmed.
The motive for the killings is unknown and the names of the deceased are being withheld until next of kin have been informed.
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