Police were alerted about the bodies that were lying in an open veld next to the N1 freeway in Bosmont and New Canada, Johannesburg District. Police proceeded to the scene and upon searching the area, a total of six bodies with gunshot wounds were found.
The motive for the shooting cannot be confirmed at this stage although the victims are suspected to be illegal miners. A police investigation is underway.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has instructed the District Johannesburg to mobilise all the necessary resources including the K9 Unit and Forensic Services to comb the scene for evidence.