Africa-Press – South-Africa. Three family members were murdered in a Cape Town shooting on Sunday.
Lingelethu police were called out to Lindelwa Street in Ekuphumleni, Khayelitsha, where they found the bodies of two men and a woman with gunshot wounds, said police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa.
“It is alleged that two armed men in dark clothes stormed the home at 20:10 and fired several shots. The ages of the deceased persons are 51, 53, and 57. Information gathered at the scene indicates all three victims were siblings,” said Potelwa.
Six killed in another mass shooting in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Organised crime detectives started an investigation, she added.
“The detectives are currently pursuing several leads as part of the investigation into the shooting incident. No arrests have been effected yet,” said Potelwa.
Khayelitsha has been plagued by a series of mass shootings since 2020. There have been at least nine mass shootings since September 2020.
Earlier this month, a shooting in Site C left five men dead at the scene and a sixth pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
In March, five people were shot dead in the Endlovini informal settlement. A few days later, six people were killed in the Enkanini informal settlement.
Crime experts have speculated that the shootings could be fuelled by protection rackets operating in townships.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, five people were injured in a shooting in Duinefontein Road, Manenberg, on Monday at around 06:15.
Two women, aged 50 and 52, and three men, aged 35 to 41, were injured.
Police were investigating a case of attempted murder, said police spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk.
“The suspect is unknown at this stage and fled the scene on foot. The injured victims were all transported to nearby hospitals for medical treatment,” said Van Wyk.
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