By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
SA Police Services (SAPS) in Gauteng are investigating three counts of murder following the discovery of three bodies in Tshepisong Phase 6, West of Johannesburg.
Gauteng police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says no arrests have been made.
“A fourth person, believed to have survived the attack, is currently at large. The motive behind the attack is currently unknown. Police investigations are underway.”
Police have called for anyone with information that may assist with the investigation to contact Crime Stop.
In a separate incident a mother and son were shot dead on Wednesday in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said they responded to multiple calls of a shooting incident in the Hillary area on Wednesday at about 7:45pm.
“On arrival, paramedics found SAPS already in attendance and were shown into a house. Paramedics found two people believed to be a mother in her sixties and a male believed to be her son in his thirties, who had sustained gunshot wounds to their heads.
“Paramedics assessed both of them; however, they showed no signs of life, and both were declared deceased on the scene, “Jamieson said.
Jamieson said the circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown; however, police were in attendance and will be investigating further.