IFyouthinkyou’veseenanyofthesepeople,orwould like to report a
missing person, contact the Bureau For Missing People on (012) 393-
2005, or fax (012) 393-2012. Missing people can contact the bureau to
let them know they’re alive and well – even if they don’t want to get in
touch with family.BANELE CASIOUS SIMELANE
Disappeared: June 23, 2019
Age: 18
BANELE left his home in
Mamelodi and has not been seen
since. He was wearing a black cap,
a purple T-shirt, brown trousers
andbluesportsshoes.SEEN THEM?
HELPLINESBYWALTONGOLIGHTLYREAL LIFE
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JEREMIA ZETIZO DLAMINI
Disappeared: June 5, 2019
Age: 21
JEREMIA was last seen by
his brother in Evaton. He was
wearing a Kaizer Chiefs jacket,
black trousers and black spor ts
shoes.DANIEL BHEKI MAGU
Disappeared: May 24, 2019
Age: 27
DANIEL was last seen by the
landlord around his home in
Orange Farm.SIBUSISO NOTSHIKILA
Disappeared: June 2, 2019
Age: 28
SIBUSISO left his home in
Katlehong to go to a tavern and
never returned home. He was
wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and
blue sports shoes.O
NFebruary29,2000,Kayla
Rolland,six,arrivedforherclasses
atBuellElementarySchool,
inMountMorrisTownship,
Michigan.Duringa changeofclasses,most
ofthefirst-graderswerelinedupinthe
hallway,readytomovetotheirnextclass.
Assomechildrenlingeredintheclassroom- includingKayla– first-gradeteacherAlicia
Juddwentintothe hallway to check on the
other children.
DedrickOwens,six,approachedKayla.
Standinginfrontofher,hesaid,“I don’tlike
you.”Kaylaturnedaroundandretorted,
“So?”Withoutresponding,Dedrickliftedout
a .32handgunfromhistrouserswaistband
andshotKayla.Thebulletenteredherright
armandtravelledthrougha vitalartery.Asa
small,crimsonspotspreadacrossherpullover
shirt,Kaylasaid,“I’mgoingtodie,”toanother
classmatebeforecrumplingtotheground.
Juddranbackintotheclassroom,sawthe
blood-spatteredbodyandcalled911.
Dedrick,meanwhile,placedthegunonhis
deskandranoutintothehall,wherehewas
detainedbyotherteachersandtakento
theprincipal’soffice.Afterbeingtreatedby
paramedicsatthescene,Kaylawasrushedto
hospital,whereshewaspronounceddead.
Dedrickhadbecometheyoungestschool
shooterina countryoverwhelmedbysuch
tragedies.Hewastakenintopolicecustody
whereheexplainedwhathehaddone.It
wasnotedheshowednoremorse;nordid
heseemupset.Hesimplybelievedhe’d
been‘naughty’andthata ‘badthinghad
happened’.Thenhesatdrawingpicturesona
pieceofpaper.
Atthetimeoftheshooting,Dedrick’sfather,
Dedric,wasinjailforviolatingparole.He’d
beenconvictedofcocainepossessionwith
theintenttosell.PolicelearntDedrickand
hisolderbrotherhadbeenlivingina crack
denoperatedbyhisuncle,oneSirMarcus
Winfrey,andJamelleJames.Dedrick’sdrug-
addictmother,Tamarla,hadmovedthetwo
boys in with her brother and his friend afterTOO YOUNG
To Know Better
thefamilywasevictedfromtheirhome.
Addictswouldoftentradestolengunsfor
drugsatthecrackhouse.
“Hewasbasicallylivinginhell,”saidGenesee
CountySheriffRobertPickerell.
Thegunusedintheshooting hadbeen
stolenbyJamelle,who
routinelykeptit loaded
andoftentwirledit in
frontofthetwoboys.
Severalwitnessestold
policethey’dseen
Dedrickplayingwiththe
gun.Alarmingly,it was
foundthatnumerous
phonecallshadbeenplacedtothepolice
bytheneighbours,whoknewthatthe
livingconditionswereunacceptablefortwo
children.
PolicealsolearntDedrickhadbehavioural
issues.Hewasknowntokickandhithisother
classmatesandpickfights.Worse,he’donce
beensuspendedforstabbinga fellowstudent
witha pencil.AndhehadattackedKayla
before. Just the day before the shooting, he’dattemptedtokissherandshepushedhim
away.Hetoldpolicehe’dtakenthegunto
schoolinanattempttoscareheraftertheir
playgroundaltercation.
Becauseofhisage,it wasdeemedthat
Dedricklackedtheabilitytoformintent
andhewasnotcharged
withmurder.Instead,
hewasexpelledfor 90
daysinaccordancewith
Michigan’sschoolanti-
weaponslawandplaced
intofostercare.
Fornotkeepingthegun
ina securelocationand
thereforegrantingDedrickaccesstothe
weapon,JamelleJameswaschargedwith
involuntarymanslaughter.Hepleadedno
contestandwassentencedtotwoto 15 years’
imprisonment.SirMarcusWinfreypleaded
guiltytofederalfirearmschargesandwas
sentencedtosixto 12 months’imprisonment.
TamarlaOwens,whoclaimedshehadnoidea
thatstolengunswerebeingsoldinside the
house, was charged with neglect.HEHE was known
too kkick and hit his
other classmatesate
and pick fi ghts.
HE didn’t like her, so he
took out a gun and shot
her. She was just six years
old. So was her killer.
Dedrick Owens Kayla Rlland