Primary school learner (13) executed, suspects wanted

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AMOUTANA – A 13 year old boy was executed outside his home on Thursday afternoon. A resident contacted the RUSA Operations Centre at approximately 13h00 requesting Emergency Medical Assistance for the critically injured minor. RUSA Members were provided with a WhatsApp Location to the scene.

On arrival, Reaction Officers & Paramedics abandoned their vehicles and walked several metres down a steep narrow foot path to reach the boy’s home. Upon examination, he was found have sustained close proximity gunshot wounds to the back of his neck, above his left eye and his left hand. He showed no signs of life and was pronounced deceased.

Witnesses informed Reaction Officers that the deceased was chatting to friends in the yard when three balaclava clad males confronted them. They began assaulting the minors while questioning them about the location of a firearm the deceased was previously seen with.

They then shot the victim before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. The fatally injured boy is a Grade 6 student at Kwaginga Primary School in Amoutana. Police investigations are underway. Our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased.