BREAKING | One shot dead, N2 closed after alleged livestock thieves intercepted

Police closed off the N2 in Beacon Bay, East London, after a vehicle allegedly carrying stolen sheep was intercepted by farmers.
Police closed off the N2 in Beacon Bay, East London, after a vehicle allegedly carrying stolen sheep was intercepted by farmers.
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Gunshots were heard at the N2 near the Beacon Bay Life Hospital on Friday morning, allegedly related to a stock theft incident.

Anonymous sources told Dispatch that one person had been shot dead.

“The gunshots were on the N2 freeway in the direction of Beacon Bay Life Hospital.”

I called police when someone posted on my East Coast crime group that they heard gunshots,” the source said.

On the scene, Dispatch reporters were told that local farmers had intercepted a vehicle allegedly carrying stolen sheep.

Dispatch is awaiting official police confirmation on the details.

This is a developing story.


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