Police confirmed seven people were killed during the shooting incidents.
Police in the Western Cape are investigating two separate mass shooting incidents that claimed the lives of seven people and left five injured in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, and Philippi East on Wednesday evening.
The first incident took place at about 8:10pm in Laure Street and 8th Avenue, Lost City, Tafelsig.
“Five men were reportedly standing outside a local tuck shop when they were approached by armed suspects who opened fire on them. Three victims, aged 18, 19 and 51, sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were declared deceased at the scene. Two additional victims, aged 17 and 22, were transported to a medical facility for treatment,” Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said.
Less than 30 minutes later, police responded to a shooting incident in Marcus Garvey, Philippi East at about 8:30pm where seven people were shot.
