Police Minister Bheki Cele and the top police management are expected to visit the crime scene of the mass shooting in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday.
According to initial police reports, unknown gunmen stormed a Pietermaritzburg homestead and ambushed the family, killing 7 women and 3 men.
The police confirmed that the 10 people killed in Imbali township were all members of the same family. One child has been taken to the hospital.
At this stage the motive for the killing is unknown.
Speaking to SABC News from the scene, Ward 11 councillor in the Umsunduzi municipality, Mabhungu Mkhize says, “A family was attacked while they were sleeping. It is alleged that three people entered the house and opened fire. It is alleged that they shoot people in different bedrooms.”
Police Minister Bheki Cele and the top police management are expected to visit the crime scene of the mass shooting in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday.
According to initial police reports, unknown gunmen stormed a Pietermaritzburg homestead and ambushed the family, killing 7 women and 3 men.
The police confirmed that the 10 people killed in Imbali township were all members of the same family. One child has been taken to the hospital.
At this stage the motive for the killing is unknown.
Speaking to SABC News from the scene, Ward 11 councillor in the Umsunduzi municipality, Mabhungu Mkhize says, “A family was attacked while they were sleeping. It is alleged that three people entered the house and opened fire. It is alleged that they shoot people in different bedrooms.”