On the day of the memorial service for the victims on October 6, eight unidentified gunmen armed with rifles and handguns opened fire on a group of Community Policing Forum community patrollers, killing six people and injuring four others. The suspects are still at large.
Arrests The first suspect was detained on October 3, 2024. Three suspects were arrested on October 6. On October 9, prosecutors charged 45-year-old Siphosoxolo Myekethe with 18 counts of murder and one count possession of an unlicenced firearm, an AK-47 automatic assault rifle in connection with the shooting, but did not announce Myekethe's motive or connection to the victims. On October 15, three other suspects linked to the shooting, 31-year-old Bonga Hintsa, 25-year-old Aphiwe Ndende and 33-year-old Lwando Anthony Abi were arrested. The other arrested suspects are 38-year-old Zenande Paya, 36-year-old Mawethu Nomdlembu who were arrested on October 17 and 46-year-old Mzukisi Ndamase who was arrested on October 31.
Gun recovery On October 17, four high-caliber firearms, three
AK-47 automatic rifles and a
.243 Steyr Mannlicher rifle were recovered by police. ==Victims==