Gauteng police are still looking for two suspects following a shooting in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon that left a 9-year-old boy dead.
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His mother is in critical condition. The mother had reportedly just picked up her children from school when two men approached and shot them.
The two suspects then jumped into a car parked nearby and sped off.
A criminal case has been opened for murder and attempted murder.
Gauteng Police Spokesperson, Mavela Masondo, says: “Police have mobilized maximum resources to track down the suspects following a shooting incident in Midrand where a boy died from his injuries. The son died from his injuries, the mother is in critical condition. A thirteen-year-old girl was not injured. A motive for the shooting cannot be confirmed at this stage. A case of murder and attempted murder has been opened.”
A 9-year-old child has died in a shooting in Midrand, while the child’s mother has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
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