Provincial Serious Violent Crimes (SVC) detectives have initiated a murder investigation following an incident where four men and a woman were shot and killed in Gugulethu on Saturday evening.
Police reports indicate that two vehicles were parked on the side of the road in NY 5 in Gugulethu at approximately 23:00 when a number of suspects were dropped a few metres from the two vehicles by another vehicle. The suspects, approached the two vehicles and started firing numerous shots at the two parked vehicles. After shooting, the suspects fled in the vehicle that had earlier dropped them.
The identities of the victims are yet to be released. SVC detectives are working around the clock in pursuit of a number of leads and no arrests have been effected yet.
Saturday evening’s shooting follows another shooting also in Gugulethu where four people in two vehicles were shot and killed.
Source: South African Police Service