EC police increase visibility in Lusikisiki after deadly mass shooting
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that a tactical response team would remain in the area.
One of two homes in Ngobozana village, Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape where a mass shooting took place on Friday, 27 September 2024, claiming at least 17 lives. Picture: Supplied/Eastern Cape SAPS
LUSIKISIKI - Eastern Cape police have increased visibility in Lusikisiki where 18 people were shot and killed.
Police top brass, including Minister Senzo Mchunu visited the murder scene on Tuesday to establish how Saturday's attack happened.
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that a tactical response team would remain in the area.
"We also brought the Public Order Police (POP) in the area, we brought the SCF, which deals with gender-based violence in this area, so for stabilisation of what is currently happening, the current members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) will they stay in the to stabilise."
[WATCH] Police national commissioner Fannie Masemola says they have a person of interest linked to the #Lusikisiki massacre in custody, however the person has not been arrested but brought in for questioning. @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/jwsRSLKupo
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 1, 2024
[WATCH] Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is addressing a community meeting in Lusikisiki, he’s described the perpetrators of the massacre as animals. #Lusikisiki @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/W2gWWX6VJX
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 1, 2024
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