Two children among four killed in Bloemfontein house shooting - IOL

Police are investigating a shooting that claimed four lives, including those of two children, in Grassland 2, Bloemfontein, on Wednesday morning.

Four people, including two children, aged 15 and 4, have died following a shooting at an RDP house in Grassland 2, Mangaung, Bloemfontein, on Wednesday morning.

According to police, Bloemspruit officers received a distress call reporting the shooting at approximately 8.10am.

"Members were dispatched to the scene, where they found the motionless body of a 35-year-old man lying on the floor inside an RDP house," police said.

"The second body of a 33-year-old woman was found in the lounge, while the motionless body of a 15-year-old girl was found in a bed." 

A four-year-old boy was rushed to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said Local Criminal Record Centre experts were still processing the scene.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, and police have not yet disclosed information about possible suspects or a motive.