SANDF Launches Investigations Into Tempe Shooting
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has launched an investigation into a shooting at the Tempe Military Base in Bloemfontein, which left three people dead on Thursday.
The SANDF said investigations into the shooting incident will run concurrently with the South African Police Service (SAPS) investigations.
The incident left three people dead, two of the deceased were soldiers at the base while the third was the wife of one of the deceased.
A third soldier involved in the shooting has been admitted to Medi City Clinic in Bloemfontein and is undergoing emergency surgery, his condition is critical.
"The circumstances that lead to the incident are not known," said Defence spokesperson Brigadier General Kwena Mangope.
Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota; SANDF Chief, General Godfrey Ngwenya and the Secretary for Defence January Masilela have extended their sincere sympathies and condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.
The shooting incident at the base was not the first.
In 1999, Lieutenant Sibusiso Madubela went on a shooting spree, targeting white soldiers.
That incident left seven people dead and five others seriously injured.
Lieutenant Madubela was later shot dead by one of the injured.
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