Police are on the hunt for suspects who shot and killed four people in the Eastern Cape.
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Four men are dead after a brazen ambush on Wednesday, December 4, in Mente location near Willowvale.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said police have launched a manhunt for the killers, with detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Investigation Unit leading the case.
The victims, including a local headman and his siblings, were travelling in a Toyota Cross towards Willowvale’s central business district when two Toyota Avanza vehicles approached from different directions.
“It is alleged that these Avanza vehicles dropped two people from each car next to the road. The two vehicles then turned back to the directions they were coming from. It is further alleged that one of the Avanza vehicles came back and stopped the Toyota Cross, and gunshots were heard,” said Mawisa.
“On investigation police found the vehicle on the river embankment. Four male bodies, aged between 34 and 59, were found. Three were inside the vehicle while one was out of the vehicle.”
The victims, suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The motive for the attack remains unknown.
Authorities say uncovering the reason behind the killings is central to the investigation. Police have urged anyone with information that could help identify the perpetrators to contact SAPS Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or report to the nearest police station.
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