Western Cape police are on the hunt for two suspects who are alleged to be behind the killing of three siblings in yet another mass shooting on Sunday in Khayelitsha. Lingelethu police were called to Lindelwa Street in Ekuphumleni, Khayelitsha, where they found two men and a woman dead with gunshot wounds, said Brigadier Novela Potelwa, the police spokesperson.
“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.
The organised crime detectives have started investigating the matter, she added.
“The detectives are currently pursuing several leads as part of the investigation into the shooting incident. No arrests have been effected yet,” Potwelwa said.
According to the Khayelitsha Development Forum, Sunday’s mass shooting brings the total number of people who have been killed between this May and last year May to 60. A total of 60 people were killed in similar incidents within a space of one year.
In a separate incident, hours after the incident, two women aged 50 and 52 and three men aged between 35 and 41 were shot and wounded at about 06:15 in Duinfontein Road, Manenberg on Monday. The unknown suspect is believed to have fled on foot and the motive for the shooting has not been established yet.
Source: News24, IOL, Eyeswitness News, image from Eyewitness News
