Taxi rank shooting leave five dead in Ceres

Detectives from the provincial taxi task team are combing the scene of five taxi drivers shot dead at the Ceres taxi rank Tuesday morning.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said reports from the crime scene indicated that three unidentified man randomly opened fire on taxis at a taxi rank in Vredebed after 7am, seriously wounding a man, who later died in hospital, and four others who died on the scene.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be released. Indications are that the shooting incident is taxi-conflict related. Community leader Thembi Sifile said shootings no longer shocked them, as they happened monthly although they are concerned for commuters who might end up tangled in the mess.

by Everngelista Muza