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78 // Crime Scene Too
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Cape Town was no place short of crime, especially gang shootings. It was such a commodity to hear that someone was shot, to the point where it became a norm. Today it was a little girl playing in her yard, and tomorrow, a young boy walking back from school.
Detective Zoe Botha was no longer surprised, she attended to all these calls.
However, it was not everyday she got a call where someone she knew had been shot, let alone in their own home.
The worst part was finding her young sister at the crime scene, along with the victim's former best friend.
How was it possible that someone shot Jorge Billings in his beach house? The worst thing was that he was beaten up before he was shot.
Zoe was sure that he was not going to make it.
The forensic team was still analysing the crime scene, while the IT specialist was t
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