Three killed in Roodepoort shooting

02 March 2023 | From Arrive Alive


Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of a shooting incident on Wilgeroord Road in the Roodepoort area.

Reports from the scene are that three men were found to have sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were declared dead on arrival of paramedics.

The facts surrounding the incident and the events preceding it are unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Services investigation

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