At least eight people were shot dead in three separate shootings during the early hours of Wednesday at Harare in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
Police detectives from the serious and violent crimes unit are hunting for the killers and have appealed to the public for information that could lead to their arrests.
“At about 6am police were summoned to a shooting in Ncumu Street, where the bodies of four men and one woman were discovered with gunshot wounds,” said police spokesperson Col Andrè Traut.
“The identities of the victims are yet to be determined. We have reason to believe the deaths of the five people can be linked to an incident during the early hours when another man was shot dead in the same vicinity.”
Traut said in an update later in the day: “Preliminary investigations into the multiple murders in Harare this morning [Wednesday] led detectives to believe two incidents that preceded the one in Ncumu Street could possibly be linked. At about 2.50am a man and his girlfriend were shot dead in Feza Street and shortly after that a 35-year-old man was shot dead not far from the first scene.
“Three hours later, the murders in Ncumu Street were committed, possibly by the same suspects. The identities of the eight victims cannot be disclosed yet.”
Anybody with information about the incidents is requested to contact Col Mthetho Maxabaniso on 082-339-7320, Crime Stop on 08600-10111 or via the MySAPS app.
“As our investigation unfolds more information can be made available,” said Traut.
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UPDATE | Police hunt for killers of eight people shot dead in Khayelitsha
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At least eight people were shot dead in three separate shootings during the early hours of Wednesday at Harare in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
Police detectives from the serious and violent crimes unit are hunting for the killers and have appealed to the public for information that could lead to their arrests.
“At about 6am police were summoned to a shooting in Ncumu Street, where the bodies of four men and one woman were discovered with gunshot wounds,” said police spokesperson Col Andrè Traut.
“The identities of the victims are yet to be determined. We have reason to believe the deaths of the five people can be linked to an incident during the early hours when another man was shot dead in the same vicinity.”
Traut said in an update later in the day: “Preliminary investigations into the multiple murders in Harare this morning [Wednesday] led detectives to believe two incidents that preceded the one in Ncumu Street could possibly be linked. At about 2.50am a man and his girlfriend were shot dead in Feza Street and shortly after that a 35-year-old man was shot dead not far from the first scene.
“Three hours later, the murders in Ncumu Street were committed, possibly by the same suspects. The identities of the eight victims cannot be disclosed yet.”
Anybody with information about the incidents is requested to contact Col Mthetho Maxabaniso on 082-339-7320, Crime Stop on 08600-10111 or via the MySAPS app.
“As our investigation unfolds more information can be made available,” said Traut.
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