Durban - Bergville police are searching for a gang of heavily armed men who robbed a local shop of cash before shooting dead three people, one of them a 10-year-old boy.
Reports circulated on Monday evening about the incident that took place in the Bergville Central Business District near Ladysmith.
It is alleged that the men arrived in two vehicles, a VW Polo and a Ford Ranger. The men, some wore balaclavas, were carrying assault rifles.
The men reportedly held the store owner, a Chinese national, at gunpoint. They looted the shop’s cash tills, grabbing an undisclosed amount of money. During the robbery, the men fired shots, fatally wounding three people. The boy was still wearing his school uniform at the time of the shooting.
The men fled towards to R74, Harrismith.
Shortly after reports the attack circulated on social media, a video clip surfaced showing the alleged robbers. No official police comment has been released as yet.