There were chaotic scenes at Ntabankulu Primary School in Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape, after a fatal shooting left two teachers dead and another injured. The Eastern Cape Department of Education said two teachers died at the scene, while another is receiving medical attention. Lungisile Mzanywa, head of communications at Ntabankulu Local Municipality, described the traumatic experiences of children and teachers during the shooting incident, with children running out of the school and trying to stop cars for help.
“It was a very chaotic situation, and as things stand, parents are trying to locate their children across the town, across the shops in town, along the road. So it was very chaotic and a very traumatic experience for the children,” Mzanywa told theSABC. The South African Police Service (Saps) said that at about 12pm, a former teacher of the school forcibly gained entry to the premises by cutting through the perimeter fence.
He was out on bail for sexual assault charges involving pupils. Mzanywa said the school barred the former teacher from visiting or entering the premises due to rape allegations. “The suspect proceeded directly to the school kitchen, where he opened fire on three educators.
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Following this, the suspect shot and killed himself,” Saps spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana said. Mzanywa said a full investigation into the circumstances of the attack is underway, including the suspect’s breach of bail conditions.
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