Two police officers were among the more than 100 people killed in the Western Cape last week.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said during a media briefing on Tuesday that the number included three mass shootings – two in Gugulethu and another in Ravensmead.
He added that more than 970 people have been arrested in connection with murder since April, and more than 940 had been arrested in connection with attempted murder.While police are making inroads in the fight against crime in this province, it is deeply disturbing and unacceptable that more than 100 people were killed in the Western Cape alone in a week.
Cele said one person has been arrested in connection with the Gugulethu shootings, while another 10 people had been identified as alleged perpetrators.
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