Five people were shot and killed last night in Inanda township in the north of Durban in KwaZulu Natal (KZN). This follows the killing of seven other people on Tuesday and another two yesterday morning. All the men who were suspected criminals were found with gunshot wounds on their heads and body. This brings the number of people killed in a similar modus operandi to 14 in just two days.

In the latest incident last night, it is alleged that the shooters arrived in a Toyota Quantum and entered an RDP house where they randomly opened fire. The suspects started by shooting outside hitting a neighbour who escaped with a gunshot wound in her arm. Brigadier Jay Naicker confirmed the incident. "The police in Inanda received a report of a shooting at Tambo Plaza area in Amaoti. When police officers arrived at the scene, they found the bodies of five men in a RDP house with multiple gunshot wounds. It was established that all five deceased who were in their twenties, were in the house when they were shot by unknown suspects who arrived in a getaway vehicle," Naicker said. He added that a sixth victim who was shot in the hand was taken to hospital for medical attention. "From information gathered at the scene of the shooting, we cannot rule out the possibility that the motive is drug-related. The crime scene was processed by detectives from the Provincial Task Team who investigated multiple murders. Investigations are continuing," he said.

Yesterday, ZiMoja reported that nine men who were suspected of being criminals were shot and killed in two separate incidents in Durban, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Seven of the men, including a feared criminal called Poison, were killed on Tuesday and their bodies were found lined up under the bridge in KwaMashu. On Wednesday, two men were found shot and killed in Tshelimnyama in Marianhill in Durban. Police at Marianhill had received information from the community that a group was involved in criminality in the area was living in a house in Luganda.