The Bishop Lavis Community Policing Forum (CPF) has called for stringent measures to be implemented to curb the daily murders taking place on the Cape Flats.

This comes after two men were gunned down in Hanekam Street in Kalksteenfontein earlier this morning.

Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala says the circumstances surrounding the attack remains unknown.

“Two males aged 33 and 43 were shot and fatally wounded at about 09:20 this morning. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.”

CPF chairperson Amanda Davids says it has become a sad reality to witness daily murders in communities across the Cape Flats.

“It is saddening to see people die on the streets like this. As a community and government, more needs to be done to bring an end to the ongoing gun violence.’’

Davids stressed that innocent people are often caught in the crossfire, not only literally at times, but also through secondary trauma.

“We cannot allow this to continue. People are dying on a daily basis and we need to do something to protect not only the innocent lives that are affected by these senseless murders, but also innocent bystanders that are not only traumatised by witnessing  these acts of violence, but who end up living in fear due to the ongoing shootings.”

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