Western Cape police have reinforced deployments in the Bishop Lavis area following an incident where four men and two women were shot and killed on Thursday evening. Two other persons were wounded during the shooting incident.
Police reports from the scene indicate that at approximately 20:40 an armed suspect entered an informal dwelling in Kogelberg Street and fired several shots at the occupants. Six people were fatally wounded while two others were wounded. The injured pair was transported to a medical facility for treatment.
Murder and attempted murder dockets were opened for investigation with Anti-Gang Unit detectives investigating the cases. No arrests have been effected yet. The ages of the deceased persons are between 24 and 55.
The Bishop Lavis shooting incident happens on the back of another shooting where five people were shot and killed in
Atlantis early on Wednesday evening.
Western Cape provincial commissioner, Lt General Thembisile Patekile has ordered that AGU detectives spare no resources in getting to the perpetrators of the two heinous acts. Both shooting incidents are believed to be #gang related.