Drive-by shooting kills three men in Cape Town
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
A drive-by shooting killed three men aged 22 to 39 and wounded a fourth in Grassy Park, Cape Town. South African police are investigating three murders and one attempted murder after the 8 November shooting, according to Lieutenant Colonel Frederick van Wyk.
Three men aged between 22 and 39 were killed and a fourth wounded in a drive-by shooting in Grassy Park, Cape Town, on Sunday 8 November at around 20:15. South African police are investigating three murders and one attempted murder, according to provincial police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Frederick van Wyk.
According to police, the victims were sitting outside a house in Glen Close when occupants of a white Toyota Tazz stopped and opened fire before fleeing. The three men were declared dead at the scene and the fourth was taken to a medical facility, Frederick van Wyk told IOL.
The investigation is being conducted by the Anti-Gang Unit. Residents of Grassy Park have expressed concern about the increase in shootings in the city, according to IOL.
The attack came a day after a shooting at a taxi terminus in Bellville that left four people dead and two injured, including a seven-year-old child, according to police. It also came after a shooting in Strandfontein that left one person dead and two injured on 8 November.
