WATCH: Taxi drivers shoot into the air during cleansing ceremony near Eastgate | ntwaagae
Two Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers stood by and watched when a group of taxi drivers fired a hail of bullets in the air scaring motorists near Eastgate, Johannesburg.
ln some cultures, when a person dies, close relatives visit the scene to"take" the spirit of the deceased to its resting place.However, this was not the case at the intersection of Allum Road and Cumberland Street on Wednesday.JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said two of their officers were blocking traffic lanes for a cleansing ceremony just before 13:00 on Allum Road and Cumberland Street, near Eastgate.
He referred News24 to the SAPS when he was asked why the JMPD didn't act when the shooting and said the officers were only controlling traffic. However, they were investigating the incident and their members were on the scene to collect evidence.
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