Thandoluhle Ngcobo4 December 2024 | 13:34

Police investigating attempted murder of Northview High School acting principal

It's alleged two armed men entered the school premises on Tuesday and opened fire at the acting principal who was in his office at the time.

Police investigating attempted murder of Northview High School acting principal

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JOHANNESBURG - Police are investigating the attempted murder of Northview High School’s acting principal.

It's alleged two armed men entered the school premises on Tuesday and opened fire at the acting principal who was in his office at the time.

He was shot six times and was rushed to the hospital where he is still receiving treatment in the ICU.

Gauteng Education Department spokesperson, Steve Mabona: “As a department, we are deeply shocked by this brazen act of violence which will not be tolerated in our environment. We are working closely with the law enforcement agency just to make sure that all these perpetrators are brought to book.”