Overview
- The violence peaked in Khayelitsha with two linked attacks that killed six men hours apart, three found shot in Makhaza on Sunday evening and three shot at a shebeen in Endlovini in the early hours of Monday.
- Police said the Makhaza victims were men aged about 20 to 24 found inside an informal dwelling and the Endlovini victims were men in their thirties who later died at a medical facility.
- Additional scenes across the province produced bodies with gunshot wounds on Fire Street, Luyolo Street and 7th Avenue, bringing reporting to at least 13 fatalities over the weekend.
- No arrests have been made; SAPS said suspects fled the scenes and investigators from the Serious and Violent Crimes Unit have been tasked to pursue leads and stabilise the affected communities.
- The shootings, which targeted informal dwellings and shebeens, underscore local vulnerability to gun violence on the Cape Flats and have prompted stepped-up police operations and manhunts as investigations continue.