Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, and the Provincial Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will be meeting with the Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Services Maj Gen Thembisile Patekile following a drive-by shooting in Mandalay on Saturday, October 16.
The shooting incident took place at a residence in Montclair Drive, Mandalay where eight victims aged between five and 26-years-old were admitted to hospital after a green Honda Ballade randomly fired shots at guests attending a birthday party. A 24-year-old female later succumbed to her injuries.
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According to Winde, his department is devastated by the news of this mass shooting. Winde says no stone must be left unturned in ensuring that all those responsible are brought to book and ends up behind bars.
“We will therefore be meeting with the Provincial Commissioner to receive an update on the implementation of the 72-hour action plan and SAPS’ plans going forward. We welcome the swift arrest of 3 suspects following a tracing operation last night by the anti-gang unit. We cannot allow our communities to live in a constant state of fear and to be terrorised by gangsters,” Winde reiterated.
Minster Fritz said that this kind of violence has absolutely no place in our society and calls on the community to come forward and share any information they might have, which will result in the successful prosecution of those guilty parties. In the meantime, the three arrested suspects will make their court appearances on charges of murder and attempted murder.
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