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Deadly barbershop shooting in Khayelitsha

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Police are on the hunt for armed suspects following a deadly shooting at a barbershop in Khayelitsha, which claimed the lives of four people, including three children.

 

Two minors, aged 11 and 12, and a 30-year-old man, died on the scene on Saturday afternoon, while three others, aged between 5 and 15 were hospitalized.

 

A 5-year-old boy died in hospital on Sunday morning.

 

Detectives attached to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit are investigating the circumstances of the multiple murder.

 

The motive for the incident is yet to be determined.

 

Police say the suspects approached the barber shop in Gqrwarha Street in Khayelitsha and opened fire at occupants at the premises at around 16:00, before fleeing the scene.

 

The Khayelitsha Development Forum told News24 the issue of attacks on small businesses, particularly in the Site C area, has been a growing cause for concern.

 

Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen has expressed his shock.

 

“This incident is horrific and angers me deeply, particularly with the number of young people senselessly murdered and wounded. These heartless criminals have absolutely no regard for life. We need to ensure that they are swiftly arrested so that a conviction can follow. Life should never be this cheap.” 

 

Allen has urged anyone with information to make it available to all law enforcement agencies.

 

Mass killings have been plaguing Khayelitsha for months. In April, eight people were shot dead in two separate incidents in Harare, Khayelitsha, in one single morning.

 

ALSO READ: Khayelitsha mass murder suspects sought, one year on

 

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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