South Africa: Two ANCYL Members Shot Dead in Ekurhuleni, Three Others Wounded

What the report says

Two members of the ANC Youth League were killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting at a memorial service in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday evening, according to a Daily Maverick report distributed by AllAfrica. The victims who died were reported to be 21 and 23 years old. The injured were described as being between 12 and 27 years old and were taken to hospital.

The report said the violence broke out just after the close of a memorial for Jeanette Magugu, a local ANC and youth league figure who had been killed earlier in October. Mourners had left the hall at Mogobeng Hall, at a primary school in Tshongweni, and were walking toward Mandela Informal Settlement when the shooting happened. A witness said people had been singing and marching in tribute when they encountered the gunman.

Police said the suspect later handed himself in and is now in custody. The incident adds to concerns about deadly gun violence at political and community gatherings in South Africa, although the article did not provide a motive. The case is likely to draw attention because it involved young party members and occurred during an event connected to an earlier killing in the same area.