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FILE IMAGE | A confiscated gun that was used at a shooting.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has urged people to work with the police to fight crime and root out illegal firearms. Ntuli was speaking at the crime scene where eight people were shot and killed at the Zamani Transit Camp in Umlazi, South of Durban.
The victims were inside a dwelling at the transit camp, when an unknown number of suspects entered and opened fire, killing all of them at the scene.
Ntuli says the police cannot fight crime alone.
“It’s a very unfortunate incident, which is an indication that the issue of illegal ammunition and guns are all over. We need to aggressively address this issue, but that cannot be done only by the police. The community themselves need to participate and take action. As provincial government, we need to try and do more on encouraging community to join community policing because we can only end this kind of crime when the members of the society play their role to report to the police,” says Ntuli.
The police ministry has called on people to stand with the police and assist with any information that may lead to the arrest of those responsible for the killing of eight people at Umlazi in Durban on Friday night.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says such violence has no place in society.
The minister’s spokesperson, Kamogelo Mogotsi, says, “A dedicated team of investigators has been assigned to pursue every lead, gather critical evidence and bring those behind this atrocities to book. We will not rest until those responsible face the consequences of their action,” says Mchunu.
