Rustenburg - A policeman and his family were gunned down in Mmakau, east of Brits, North West police said on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said an unconfirmed number of suspects gained entrance to the family's premises where they allegedly shot dead the 41-year-old constable, his wife, 40, and two children, aged 3 and 22, on Tuesday evening.
"The suspects then fled the scene with a vehicle, a Chrysler Voyager which was later found abandoned in the bushes at Black Rock Section, Mmakau. The Constable was working at Hebron police station. The motive of the incident is unknown at this stage and no one has been arrested."
Police in Mmakau were investigating four counts of murder and house robbery following the incident.