Boy dies from gunshot wounds, mother in critical condition

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A 9-year-old boy has died and his mother is in critical condition after 2 men shot at their vehicle in Midrand. The 41-year-old mother had just picked up her son and daughter from school, when 2 men, fired on their vehicle, before fleeing the scene. The 13-year-old daughter was not injured but her brother succumbed to his wounds in hospital.

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