Seven men killed in KwaMakhutha shooting

Seven men killed in KwaMakhutha shooting

KZN police are investigating the killing of seven men at a home in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban.

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SAPS spokesperson Jay Naicker says residents from the community of  Emsahweni  heard gunshots ring out at six in the evening. 


A group of people then went to investigate at one of the homesteads. 


They found the bodies of seven men, aged between 21 and 36 in one of the rooms of the homestead. 


The seven men sustained gunshot wounds to the head. 


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Police were then called out and members of the serious and violent crimes unit from provincial headquarters attended to the scene. 


The motive of the killing is still unknown at this early stage of the investigation. 


If you have any information on the shooting, you've been asked to contact the Police's Crimestop hotline on 08600 10111. That's 08600 10111. 


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