Western Cape police still investigating motive behind Khayelitsha barbershop shooting

Source: EWN Traffic
Author: Melikhaya Zagagana

CAPE TOWN - Police in Western Cape are still investigating the motive behind the shooting where three minors and one adult were shot and killed at a barbershop in Site C, Khayelitsha.

According to police reports, the victims came to cut their hair when the gunmen entered the establishment and opened fire over the weekend.

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The community of Site C said the youngest of the victims was only four years old.

This is the second mass shooting in the township within the last two months, claiming the lives of nine people.

The Western Cape MEC for Community Safety and Police Oversight, Reagan Allen, called on investigating officers not to rest until the perpetrators were found.

Provincial police spokesperson, Andre Traut: "Detectives attached to the provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit are investigating the circumstances of a multiple murder in Khayelitsha in a bid to get to the bottom of the incident and apprehend those responsible. The suspects fled the scene and are yet to be apprehended."