A team of specialist detectives that deals with serious violent crimes is probing two shooting incidents that occurred in Phillipi East within the Nyanga Cluster, Cape Town, on Tuesday 30 June 2020. Currently the team is interviewing several individuals pertaining to the shooting incidents that saw six people killed in the township.
In one incident, Phillipi East crime prevention members were on patrol on Tuesday afternoon when they came across a shooting incident in progress between warring parties involving two Toyota Avanza vehicles on Thekwane Road, Lower Crossroads.
One gunman had just shot and killed a 19-year-old man. Upon seeing the police, the gunman fired several shots at the police who returned fire and shot the suspect. He died on the scene.
In another incident, Phillipi East police were called to Block 4 where four men were found shot dead in a house on Tuesday evening. The fifth victim died in hospital after being transported with another injured person to a medical facility.
Information gathered on the scene suggests that seven armed men stormed the dwelling at about 18:30 and started firing randomly at the occupants.
The police investigation is probing several avenues including the possibility that the two shooting incidents are linked. It is also expected that the investigation will shed light into the motive for the incidents. Anyone who has information that could assist in expediting the investigation is urged to contact the police on 08600 10111 or send a tip off via MySAPS App.
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt General Yolisa Matakata has implored the investigators to bring the perpetrators of these acts to book. “The resources assigned to these investigations are expected give us arrests and much-needed answers to these heinous acts”, says Lt General Matakata.
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