TWO Elsies River men died of gunshots to the head in separate incidents in Leonsdale on a bloody weekend on the Cape Flats.
Community members reported continuous shooting in the area on Saturday, leading to the death of a 19-year-old and 29-year-old.
On Saturday morning, a 19-year-old man was wounded in Bourne Road, Leonsdale around 8.30am.
He was rushed to a medical facility where he later died due to his injuries.
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said: “SAPS members received a complaint of a shooting incident at the mentioned address and on arrival on the scene, they found a 19 year old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the left side of his head.
The victim received medical attention on the scene by the paramedics, thereafter he was transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment. The motive is believed to be gang related.”
Van Wyk also confirmed another deadly shooting later that day, at around 9pm, when a 29-year-old man was shot and killed in Lew Mews in what is also believed to be a gang related incident.
This followed the murder of two women, aged 20 and 22, in Old Crossroads, Nyanga, in a mass shooting incident that also injured three men on Thursday night.
Van Wyk confirmed that Nyanga police are investigating two counts of murder and three attempted murders following a shooting incident on Thursday evening at 11.35pm at a premises on the corner of Sonwabile and Stulo Road, Old Crossroads Nyanga.
Police are appealing to anyone with information about these incidents to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.