A 26-year-old suspect has been arrested by the Western Cape anti-gang unit in connection to an apparent gang-related shooting that claimed the lives of three people in Mitchell's Plain on Youth Day:
A 26-year-old suspect has been arrested by the Western Cape anti-gang unit in connection to an apparent gang-related shooting that claimed the lives of three people in Mitchell’s Plain on Youth Day.Five people, including four teenagers, were shot in Lentegeur Mitchells Plain on Friday night.Three of the victims – aged 14, 16 and 46 – died at the scene and the two other victims – aged 15 and 18 – sustained severe wounds and were rushed to hospital.
Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said police are still hunting for two other suspects in the matter.Anti-Gang Unit detectives believe the shooting incident is gang-related The shooting comes on the back of another shooting at Langa Taxi Rank on Friday when two people were shot and killed. Another unrelated shooting happened earlier this week where three police officers were shot and wounded as they responded to a robbery at a mall in Nyanga township.
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