Kraaifontein violence: Six shot dead in under 24 hours
Police in Kraaifontein are investigating six murders which took place in under 24 hours.
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Six people were shot and killed in less than 24 hours in Kraaifontein in separate incidents.
Police in the area are investigating three double murder shooting incidents that took place on Tuesday, September 9.
The Western Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said the first incident took place in Eikendal.
“At about 9.50 pm, police members responded to a complaint of a shooting on the corner of 9th Avenue and Verster Street in Eikendal, where they found the bodies of two victims aged 20 and 22, who sustained gunshot wounds. Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The suspects fled the scene and are yet to be arrested,” Twigg said.
Hours later, two women were shot and killed.
“At about 11.30 pm, two females, aged 19 and 25, were shot and fatally wounded, and a third 24-year-old victim was shot and injured in Molefe Street, Wallacedene. Police members attended to the crime scene, where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. The 19 and 25-year-old victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel, while the 24-year-old victim was taken to a medical facility for treatment,” Twigg said.
Ten minutes later, another two women were shot and killed in the same area. The women sustained gunshot wounds to their heads.
“In another incident at about 11.40pm in Taleman Street, Wallacedene, two females in their twenties were shot and fatally wounded. Police members responded to a complaint of a shooting, and upon arrival on the scene, they found the victims inside a bedroom with gunshot wounds to their heads. Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel,” Twigg said.
Police have not ruled out that the incidents may be linked.
“The motives for these attacks form part of the police investigation,” Twigg added.
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