Three men were killed and four others injured in a shooting in Kalksteenfontein, Bishop Lavis, on Thursday evening, 12 March, reports Cape {town} Etc.
According to police, the victims were part of a group of seven men who had been sitting outside a residence when the attack occurred.
Western Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the incident in Soetkop Street unfolded at approximately 8:10pm, when a vehicle arrived at the scene, and several armed suspects emerged.
‘Three armed men alighted and started shooting randomly at the group,’ Potelwa confirmed. ‘The gunmen later fled in the vehicle.’
Potelwa added that the three victims, aged 40, 64 and 66, were declared deceased at the scene, while the four others who were wounded in the shooting were transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
Detectives from the SAPS Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit are investigating the incident, which is believed to be gang-related. Bishop Lavis police have registered three counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder.
‘No arrests have been effected yet, but investigations into the incident continue,’ said Potelwa, adding that deployments in the area have been bolstered to prevent further incidents.
This latest incident marks the seventh mass shooting reported in Cape Town since Saturday, reports EWN, with at least 20 fatalities recorded in separate shooting incidents this week.
On Tuesday, two men were gunned down in another gang-related incident on Hanekam Street – approximately a five-minute walk from Soetkop Street.
During his State of the Nation Adress (SONA) last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa deemed organised crime an immediate threat to democracy, society and economic development’, before announcing that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) would be deployed in a bid to clamp down on gang violence and illegal mining in hotspots across the country.
While deployment has been delayed in the Mother City’s Cape Flats, the army made its way to Gauteng on 11 March 2026 as part of ‘Operation Prosper’
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