A man was shot dead and a 16-year-old injured during a shooting in Mitchells Plain on Thursday afternoon, Western Cape police have confirmed.
Although the police have declined to confirm it, it is believed the man is a leader of the Hard Livings gang.
She said the victims were a 32-year-old man who was shot and killed and a 16-year-old who was injured. A manhunt has been launched for the suspects and cases of murder and attempted murder have been opened, she added. The Hard Livings gang, which has strongholds in several Cape Town suburbs, has allegedly been linked to several attempts to kill alleged Sexy Boys gang boss Jerome “Donkie” Booysen.
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