Fear grips Umlazi residents following latest mass killing
Eight people were gunned down on Friday night, in a second such massacre in the area in just two years.
DURBAN - Fear has gripped residents of U-section in Umlazi, south of Durban, after another mass killing rocked the community.
Eight people were gunned down on Friday night, in a second such massacre in the area in just two years.
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The previous incident occurred less than a kilometre from the latest crime scene.
As police search for a motive, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli urged residents to help law enforcement bring the perpetrators to justice.
"People will stay in fear, hence it’s important that we encourage them to speak out, even using 10111 to hide their face so that at the end of the day, the police will be able to get the lead."
[WATCH] There are visible bullet holes on the wall where 8 people were shot and killed by suspected criminals in Umlazi’s U section, South of Durban last night.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 17, 2025
Just two years ago, another mass shooting took place just a kilometre away from this scene. @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/sdFXAPiwbS