Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Western Cape government has welcomed Police Minister Bheki Cele’s commitment to increase SAPS support in violence-torn Khayelitsha, after yet another six people were shot dead in the Enkanini informal settlement on Sunday.
Western Cape organised crime detectives are on the hunt for the gunmen who killed two women and four men in Lindela Road.
According to the police, three gunmen opened fire on the victims.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa said:
This is the second mass shooting in the area in the space of a week. Five people were similarly killed last week by unknown gunmen in the neighbouring Monwabisi Park informal settlement in Endlovini.
The first shooting in the area prompted a street imbizo by Cele, who assured residents that more resources and more boots on the ground would be pumped into the area.
Potelwa added that the motive for the mass shooting was still unknown.
She said:
Condemning the murders, acting community safety MEC Anroux Marais said an increase in police support was urgently needed to bring calm, increase safety, and to ensure the killers were brought to book.
“As we today commemorate Human Rights Day, I am absolutely devastated by these killings and particularly the violation of the most basic human right to life. While I condemn these murders in the strongest terms, I call on anyone with information regarding these shootings, which could assist SAPS in their investigation, to immediately come forward,” she said.
“We call on SAPS to leave no stone unturned in their investigation to ensure that those who are guilty face the full might of the law.”
Marais said the Western Cape government aimed to halve the murder rate in the province by 2029 through its Provincial Safety Plan.
We want to hear your views on the news.
Subscribe to News24 to be part of the conversation in the comments section of this article.
For More News And Analysis About South-Africa Follow Africa-Press
