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- The police in Bonteheuwel is fearing that fresh flare-ups in gun violence can become a full on gang war.
- Several people lost their lives in gang-related shootings over the weekend.
- It is alleged that both 28 gang groupings are fighting for turf and settling old gang conflict scores.
The police in Bonteheuwel is fearing that fresh flare-ups in gun violence can become a full on gang war.
On Friday three people were killed in one day, while two more were injured after being attacked.
Sgt Samantha Adonis, police spokesperson, says the first shooting was around 06:00 on Friday, while the last incident was at 21:00 when four people were ambushed.
“The police are hunting for three suspects in Bonteheuwel after a woman was gunned down earlier Friday morning, 13 October. The woman, in her 20s, was shot in Jakkelsvlei Avenue whereafter the assailants fled through an open field next to the Metropolitan Sports Complex. She had one gunshot wound to the head.
“The assailants fled on foot and has not been arrested. We are asking people with information to come forward and assist the police in the investigation,” says Adonis.
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In the second incident at 09:55 a 20-year-old woman was hit by a stray bullet in Olyfberg Street in Bishop Lavis.
“She has a wound to her side, is in a stable condition and has been transported to the hospital. At this stage it is not clear who was the target of the shooting, but we will welcome the community’s help in identifying the shooter,” says Adonis.
Friday evening around 21:00 gun fire erupted in the vicinity of Olyfberg. “Residents found four people shot of which two died on the scene and two wounded during an internal fight of the 28s in Bishop Lavis,” Adonis says.
“A 35-year-old and a 33-year-old were gunned down and two 35-year-old men were wounded in the same street.
“It is alleged that both 28 gang groupings are fighting for turf and settling old gang conflict scores,” says Adonis.
Both deceased and both victims found themselves at a well-known drug outlet, gambling when two unknown assailants approached them and opened fire.
Cases of murder and attempted murder are being investigated by the Bishop Lavis police’s serious and violent crimes unit and anti-gang unit detectives.
According to Adonis additional integrated forces has been deployed within the Bishop Lavis Policing precinct to clamp down on gang violence.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bishop Lavis police station on 021 935 9803 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
