Unknown assailants open fire on stolen car, killing 4 in KZN
Four men were killed in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday when unknown suspects opened fire on their vehicle.
KZN police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a pole.
A fifth person travelling with the group was also injured but managed to escape.
“The suspects fled the scene in a getaway vehicle that picked them up at the scene after the incident.
“A backpack was found inside the deceased’s vehicle, with a pack full of ammunition but there was no sign of any firearm," Gwala says.
Gwala adds the victims were traveling in a stolen vehicle.
“An investigation was conducted on the scene and revealed that the deceased’s vehicle was stolen on Joiner Road in Isipingo on the 4th of August 2020. “
A search and rescue team was deployed to the scene to look for the injured victim.
“He was not found,” she says.
Police have not established a motive for the killing.
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It's understood the 24-year old man, who was known to the victims, entered the house where the trio was sitting. He then emptied five litres of petrol in the house and locked them in. KZN police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says the suspect left the grandmother, daughter and granddaughter to burn.
