family of five killed by gunman in sa

SA gunmen shoot dead family
Five people from the same family have been shot and killed in Mariannhill near Pinetown, in South Africa's troubled coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Police said unknown gunmen opened fire at the family’s home last night at around midnight.
Four men were killed at the scene and a woman later died in hospital.
Capt Nqobile Gwala said: “We have opened five counts of murder for further investigation. The motive for the murders is still unknown.
“This is the second attack this week following the killing of eight people in Matimatolo.”
On Tuesday, gunmen entered two homes next to each other in Matimatolo village near Greytown.
Capt Gwala appealed to community members to assist the police and urged them “not to take matters into their own hands”.
KwaZulu-Natal has experienced a spate of political killings in recent months but it is not entirely clear whether these latest killings are linked to politics.