Seven people were shot and killed this Christmas week, according to police. On Christmas Day, two men were assaulted in a shack in Delft’s Tsunami informal settlement.
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Wesley Twigg, a police spokesperson, said Delft police were investigating two counts of murder following a shooting incident on Monday around 11.50 p.m., in which two men were shot and killed.
‘According to reports the victims were sitting inside the house when unknown suspects entered and fired several shots at them. The victims sustained gunshot wounds to their bodies and were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack is unknown.’
The following day, at around 6.10 p.m., two men in their twenties were shot and killed in the Marikana informal settlement. The police are looking into the matter.
‘Philippi East police were called to the crime scene where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. The motive for the attack forms part of the police inquiry. The suspects fled the scene and are yet to be arrested,’ Twigg said.
‘Philippi East police are investigating the two counts of murder.’
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Another murder occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Philippi, where three men were fatally wounded in Steve Tshwete Street.
The men were sitting in a Toyota Avanza when they were killed. One of them died outside the vehicle.
The four suspects were driving in an unidentified vehicle when the shooting occurred.
Dumisani Qwebe, secretary-general of the Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF), stated that they would request a meeting with the taxi industry.
‘We were happy that for once in December we didn’t have any incidents like this, or robberies, and then three people were unfortunately killed in Browns Farm.
‘We want to emphasise that we are going to make sure that we close all the gaps that are opened, clearly there is a challenge that we aren’t aware of.
‘We want the community to work with the police and also we want the taxi industry to be part of meetings about safety.
‘We are greatly concerned about the shootings of people who are killed in Toyota Avanzas. Earlier this year, three people were shot in an Avanza, near the police station. We want to find out what is going on, the real reason behind the shootings. We hope in 2024 we will have a better year with fewer killings like this.’
The motive for the attack, according to police spokesperson Novela Potelwa, is being investigated.
‘Police reports indicate the deceased persons were inside a stationary vehicle in Steve Tshwete Street when five yet-to-be identified suspects emerged from another vehicle and fired shots randomly. As a result, all three victims were killed.
‘The motive for the shooting incident is part of the police investigation that is currently being probed by Western Cape serious violent crime detectives. No arrests have been effected yet.’
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