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Three Boxer managers killed in shooting at eShowe store
Three female managers were shot dead inside a Boxer store in eShowe, a town in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Police say a former employee is wanted for the killings and remains on the run.
The shooting happened on Saturday, 10 October, at the store in the town’s Atrium shopping mall.
An employee said the man had been angry about being fired after a disciplinary process, but that account has not been confirmed by police.
Police have launched a manhunt and are investigating the killings.
Boxer says it is supporting the victims’ families and affected staff, and is cooperating with authorities.
Three female managers were shot dead inside a Boxer store in eShowe, KwaZulu-Natal.
The shooting took place on Saturday morning, 10 October 2026, at the Atrium shopping mall.
Police said the suspect was a former employee and had not been apprehended.
An employee told the Mail & Guardian that the former employee had been angry about being fired after a disciplinary process.
Boxer said it was supporting the victims’ families and affected colleagues and cooperating with police.
- Who
- Three female Boxer managers were killed. Police are seeking a former employee, described as a 33-year-old man.
- What
- The managers were shot inside a store.
- When
- Saturday morning, 10 October 2026.
- Where
- A Boxer store at the Atrium shopping mall in eShowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- Why
- An employee said the former employee had been angry about being fired after a disciplinary process and had complained about being denied leave and treated unfairly.
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Three female managers were shot dead inside the Boxer store at the Atrium shopping mall in eShowe.
Police launched a manhunt for the former employee, who had not been apprehended.
- Victims
- Three female managers
- Store
- Boxer, Atrium shopping mall
- Location
- eShowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal
- Suspect
- 33-year-old former employee, according to the Mail & Guardian
- Incident date
- Saturday, 10 October 2026
What people are saying
The police have launched a manhunt for the man who killed three women at a grocery chain store in eShowe,
The Boxer family is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of three of our colleagues whose lives were taken in an act of horrific violence at our eShowe store on Saturday the 10th of October 2026.
All I know is that he was complaining of being denied leave, saying he was treated unfairly.