Two guards shot dead in Langa

THE Langa community has been left reeling after two Fidelity Services guards were shot and killed in Zone 23, while escorting an Albany Bakeries vehicle on Saturday morning.

One of the community members, who did not want to be named for fear of victimisation, said he was not sure whether those criminals were from the area or from outside the area.

However, he said the incident had left the community in shock “because it is the first of its kind and we do not know if it is just the start of the worst”.

He pleaded for police to consistently patrol and install street cameras.

Albany Bakeries, a subsidiary of Tiger Brands, spokesperson Kanyisa Ndyondya said they were deeply concerned and saddened by the incident, and extended condolences to the families of the killed security guards.

Ndyondya said the protection and well-being of their employees, as well as that of their affiliates, was paramount and that they took any threats on their lives very seriously.

“We will collaborate with law enforcement agencies in conducting an in-depth investigation, in order to ensure that justice is served for the victims and their families,” said Ndyondya.

Ndyondya said Tiger Brands had assisted the Fidelity Guards Services in providing trauma counselling to the families and colleagues of the dead.

Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said the Langa police were investigating a double murder case, after a shooting incident at a shop in Zone 23, where two security officers, aged 37 and 30, were shot and fatally wounded on Saturday morning.

Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz condemned the killing of the security guards and called on the community to contact 08600 10111 so that the perpetrators could be brought to book.