RESIDENTS of Dindela section in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni live in fear.
This after three gunmen allegedly went on a rampage and shot two young men and a gogo on Sunday, 3 March.
According to the residents, the thugs demanded cellphones from the victims before shooting them.
A resident told Daily Sun that the two thugs wore balaclavas.
According to the relative of a gogo (79) and nephew (22), they are terrified about the accident.
He said his nephew and two friends were returning home after they attended a party on Saturday, 2 March.
"When they returned, they saw two men sitting in the corner. They decided to give one of their friends their cellphones and told him to run away if they were stopped by the two thugs," he said.
"When they passed the two thugs, they pulled guns and demanded their phones. The other friend who had the phones ran away, and they shot at him. Fortunately, they missed him."
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He said his nephew and his other friend were shot at close range, and the thugs followed their friend, who ran away.
"We heard someone screaming, asking us to open the door.
"I jumped and opened the door. He told us my nephew had been shot a few metres away from our house."
He said he and their gogo went out on the street to check what was happening.
"Just after opening the gate, we saw two men and they opened fire. We ran inside for our dear lives. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell before the door."
He said a gate was left with a hole after thugs opened fire.
He said two thugs got inside the house and demanded a cellphone, and her sister gave them, and they took another phone.
"As they went out, my grandmother was still on the floor. One of the thugs demanded a phone from her. She responded that she didn't have a phone. One of the thugs slapped my grandmother on the face and then shot her in the leg."
He said after the thugs had left, the family went out and found their gogo bleeding from a gun wounds.
He said they called the ambulance, and other family members went out to the street to check on the wounded nephew.
"He was shot in the shoulder and the stomach. These thugs showed no mercy for shooting even our grandmother. They are both in hospital," he said.
He said the gogo is in stable condition while his nephew will undergo surgery.
Police spokeswoman Captain Neldah Sekgobela confirmed the incident and said a case of attempted murder has been opened at Vosloorus cop shop, adding that no arrest has been made.
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