Western Cape police say no arrests as yet in three mass shootings
Twenty-one people were shot at a shisanyama in Lwandle, Strand on Sunday morning.
Western Cape Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi announced that no arrests have been made in the three mass shootings that occurred in Cape Town over the weekend. A total of 21 people were shot, with 10 dying and 11 injured at a shisanyama in Lwandle, Strand. In another incident, four individuals were fatally shot in Site C, Khayelitsha, while two people were also killed in the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement.
During an oversight visit to the Nyanga police station, Dyantyi stated that investigations into the murders are ongoing and a team has been formed to examine the cases. The police and other law enforcement agencies are also exploring factors related to the incidents, with a focus on addressing the issue of alcohol through law enforcement.
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