/ 5 October 2014

Four shot and injured during Alberton festival

Four Shot And Injured During Alberton Festival

Two people attending the Deep in the Woods house music festival allegedly had an argument when the one pulled out a gun and fired shots, said Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini in a statement on Sunday. 

Three people were wounded. 

The man believed to have fired the shots was also wounded when a police reservist shot at him. “Police in Alberton are investigating three cases of attempted murder following a shooting incident at a concert in Meyers Farm yesterday after 4pm.” 

A 9mm pistol had been seized. A woman had been treated in hospital and discharged. Three people were in a critical condition in hospital. 

One of the wounded is under police guard and would face three charges of attempted murder. –Sapa