On Saturday night six men were killed in an informal settlement in Section V6 in uMlazi, south west of Durban.
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a massive manhunt for suspects who shot and killed the men.
Reports indicate that three men were seated outside their rented accommodation consuming alcohol when unknown suspects arrived and opened fire at them.
The suspects proceeded to the landlord's house where they shot him and another man who was also inside the house.
The suspects also shot another man on the pathway.
All six victims, aged between 20 and 40 years old were declared dead at the scene
The motive of the killings is unknown at this stage.
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal Colonel Robert Netshiunda this morning commented that the hunt for the suspects continues.
Police are appealing to anyone who might have information regarding the incident and the possible whereabouts of the suspects to contact the nearest police station or call the crime stop number 08600 10111.
In November last year, following another mass shooting, financial and organised crime investigator from IRS Forensic Investigations South Africa, Chad Thomas, said the main reasons for mass shootings in the province was the easy proliferation of weapons.
He said some of the weapons were from leftover arms caches from the unrest in the early 1990s, while others were obtained through thefts from law-enforcement authorities.
“KZN has a culture of violence and it has become very easy to settle scores through murder for hire,” said Thomas, adding that we were living at a time where accountability was at a low and perpetrators believed that there would be no consequences for their actions.
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