The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Student Representative Council (SRC) is calling for the residence manager who allegedly fatally shot one person to be suspended.

The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday during a protest at the Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.

SRC President Balungile Madikizela says while investigations are underway, they are also calling for the residence manager’s removal.

Students held a candlelight vigil last night in honour of the dead person and injured students.

They are adamant that the deceased is a student, a claim that contradicts the university’s statement that the individual was not a registered student.

Investigation

Eastern Cape Police say they are investigating the incident.

The students’ concerns include a lack of residence accommodation.

Police Spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says, “Police are still conducting a preliminary investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting. So it would mean that at this stage no arrests have been made and no one has been charged. We are still trying to investigate to ascertain what actually transpired and what led to the shooting.”- Additional reporting by Ntombi Mavimbela.

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