SAPS police members who were attached to Public Order Police, responded to the received information, which pertains to a person in possession of a firearm.
Spokesperson to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) – Phaladi Shuping said that a woman aged 35 and her male friend met the off-duty police around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, as they were looking for a place to buy alcohol.
An unknown gunmen entered the barbershop and opened fire at the occupants in which two children aged 11 and 12, and also an adult were killed on the scene, while three other children were rushed to the hospital after sustaining the injuries.