14 Killed in two Separate Western Cape Shootings

More than a dozen people have been killed in two separate shootings in Lwandle and Khayelitsha.

Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi has established a multi-disciplinary team led by serious violent crime detectives to investigate after 10 people were shot and killed in Lwandle in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Official police reports indicate that gunmen entered an entertainment place that also sells braaied meat (shisanyama) at approximately 01:46 and shot at patrons.

Five individuals died on the scene while five others succumbed to injuries sustained after being transported medical facilities. Eleven others are receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained. Lwandle police have opened murder and attempted murder cases.