Motive for Port Shepstone taxi shooting still unknown
Updated | By Gcinokuhle Malinga
Taxi council Santaco in
KZN says teams probing Tuesday's deadly shooting Port Shepstone want to first
uncover what motivated the attacks.
Four people were killed and four others wounded when gunmen opened fire on a vehicle they were sitting at a taxi rank.
Two people who tried to run away were hurt.
The KZN Department of Transport says it is aware of a long-standing dispute between taxi associations operating between Port Shepstone and the Eastern Cape.
The matter's also in court.
READ: Manhunt for suspects behind Port Shepstone taxi rank shootingManhunt for suspects behind Port Shepstone taxi rank shooting
They were seated in the vehicle when somebody drove past," says Santaco's provincial spokesperson, Sifiso Shangase.
"We don't want any incident whereby either drivers or commuters get killed in our space of operation. Those who were able to see, can they send the information to the police for a proper investigation to continue so the culprits can be brought to book."
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