THREE GUNNED DOWN IN TAFELSIG

COPS have appealed to the public to assist with information on three ouens that were doodgeskiet on Sunday night in Tafelsig coming from a Rasta Festival.

Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said that the three men aged 21, 22 and 36 were killed in a fatal shooting incident late hours of the evening.

Traut reported: “At approximately 23:50, police responded to reports of gunfire in Bayern Munich Road in Tafelsig, where the bodies of two men were discovered. 

“A third victim was later confirmed dead after arriving at a nearby medical facility.

“Preliminary information suggests the victims were returning home from a Rasta festival when they came under fire from unknown gunmen. While the motive is still under investigation, the possibility of the incident being gang-related has not been ruled out.”

Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson Norman Jantjes told the Daily Voice that they do not know much of the incident, however it appears that it is gang-related, but could not prove it at the time.

Jantjes says: “This is a mass murder and the community are almost helpless, because you expect SAPS and the law enforcement agencies to be on top of this, but they are not.

“There is a lot of speculation as to what could have happened and there is a possibility that they could have been followed as it is questionable as to why all three were killed.”

The shooting happened moments hours after PAGAD G-Force took to the streets in neighbouring Beacon Valley.

Jantjes says that the organisation is becoming more active in the areas, however they were prevented from wearing their masks.

He adds: “We ask that if there are people who have information to please share with the police, but also to be vigilant to not take the law into their own hands.”

Anyone with information that can assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111, where detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit are following up on all leads. Information can also be shared anonymously via the MySAPS mobile application.