Police launch investigation into murders of three people in Durban
It's understood three men and three women, who had just voted, stopped at a nearby spaza shop when they were attacked by unknown suspects in the Esihlabeni area.
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DURBAN - Police have launched an investigation into the murders of three people in Muden, Durban, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
It's understood three men and three women, who had just voted, stopped at a nearby spaza shop when they were attacked by unknown suspects in the Esihlabeni area.
They were allegedly ambushed by suspects who shot at them while they were in the car they were travelling in, with the three women surviving the attack.
“All three men - aged 22, 24, and 25 years old - were declared dead at the scene. One woman was injured and rushed to hospital, whereas the other two women escaped unharmed,” said spokesperson Robert Netshiunda.
“Police investigations have thus far revealed that the vehicle which the victims were travelling in was reported stolen in Johannesburg.”
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, police are investigating the murder of a 40-year-old man who was shot inside a vehicle not far from a voting station in Wartburg.
The motive for that killing has not yet been established.