Rumbek Police Chief Inspector said unknown gunmen shot two people dead and injured two others.
Colonel Isaac Mayuom Gop said the two incidents happened separately and that the first victim was shot in his shop baking bread while the other was killed on Tuesday at 7:00 PM and his friend was wounded at the same time, Radio Good News reported.
Colonel Mayuom lamented that crimes are still happening in Lakes State and that the situation is out of hand as everybody owns guns despite the huge number of police forces.
He said the situation in Lakes is worsening, calling on religious leaders and state intellectuals to speed up the peace process.