4 killed in another tavern shooting at Jerusalema informal settlement
Four people have been killed in a local tavern in the Jerusalema informal settlement in Florida in yet another deadly tavern shooting in the early hours of Sunday.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, has launched an investigation to trace the group of suspects behind the shooting.
According to reports, a group of unknown suspects stormed into the tavern on the West Rand and started randomly shooting at the patrons, killing four including the tavern owner.
#FloridaShooting inside the tavern where 4 people have been shot dead in Jerusalema. Community members say the shooters were Basotho nationals who are zama zamas.#eNCA pic.twitter.com/BXb4diMdFf
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“One of the deceased is alleged to be the owner of the unlicensed liquor outlet where the incident took place. The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this stage. The Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit’s Murder and Robbery team is investigating,” said General Mawela.
The community believe the shooting is linked to the zama zamas operating in the area. They said it is a result of a turf war.
According to the people who were on the scene, all four of the people killed are Zimbabwe nationals. They also claim that the alleged shooters are Lesotho nationals.
Community leaders told Enca that the influx of illegal miners is the cause of an increase in criminal activities and deadly shootings in the impoverished formal settlement.
“We have seen a lot of people being killed by the zama zamas, it is not the first time we have an incident of such nature, It is almost every week,” said one resident.
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