IPID probes shooting spree that left 6 dead in KZN
Investigators have been sent to the scene of a shootout near Greytown that left a security officer dead.
The guard is said to have gone on a shooting spree over the weekend, killing six people and injuring one.
Authorities say he killed his 40-year-old colleague in Estcourt on Saturday.
He then drove to a farm in Mooi River where it's alleged he opened fire and killed another security guard.
Police say the man then went to Bruntville, where he shot dead his ex-girlfriend's sister as well as three children aged between five and 13
He later shot and injured his former girlfriend at her workplace.
"He then drove off from Mooi River to his homestead and the police were informed. Members of Greytown were also informed," says IPID spokesperson Grace Langa.
"They spotted his car heading towards Ematimatolo area where they tried to stop him and he shot at the police. The police fired shots back and he died as a result of that shooting."
Langa says they've been told one of the slain children was the man's son.
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