Five people were fatally shot in Gugulethu in an apparent drive-by shooting yesterday.
The incident occurred on Monday evening in Fenque Street, KTC and is currently being investigated by the provincial police’s organised crime detectives.
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Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa, confirmed that a murder investigation is currently underway for the unidentified suspects and called on members of the public with information to come forward.
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‘Provincial Organised Crime detectives have initiated a murder investigation following an incident where five individuals were shot and killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen,’ said the spokesperson. ‘Upon arrival the local police discovered the bodies of five men with gunshot wounds inside two vehicles.’
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‘Reports at the disposal of police indicate that the victims were sitting inside two vehicles when another vehicle with armed men emerged and shots were fired at the occupants of the two vehicles,’ added Potelwa. ‘Five men between the ages of 46 and 52 were subsequently killed.’
‘The motive for the shooting incident is the subject of the police investigation that has been initiated with no arrests effected as yet.’
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