source: IOL; Sowetan (South Africa)
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Acornhoek
notes: On 4 July 2020, community members assaulted a man suspected of theft at Dingledale Trust, Chochocho Village, near Acornhoek (Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga). The military and police intervened, with a soldier fatally shot one of the community members. The shooting is understood to have taken place after the crowd turned their anger on soldiers and police officers who had arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd. One soldier was stabbed with a screwdriver. The man shot pulled a firearm on soldiers. [size=no report]